438 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781582346106
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 October 2005
Description
Winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the NBCC award. From Alan Hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of The Sparsholt Affair, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,303 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 54%
dark 45%
challenging 35%
funny 23%
tense 11%
informative 10%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 42% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Sexual content, ClassismModerate
Homophobia, Infidelity, DeathMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm
438 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781582346106
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 October 2005
Description
Winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the NBCC award. From Alan Hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of The Sparsholt Affair, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,303 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 54%
dark 45%
challenging 35%
funny 23%
tense 11%
informative 10%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 42% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Sexual content, ClassismModerate
Homophobia, Infidelity, DeathMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm