147 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375408045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly f...
Community Reviews Summary of 649 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 47%
challenging 37%
dark 22%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 33% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 34% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Animal death
147 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375408045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly f...
Community Reviews Summary of 649 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 47%
challenging 37%
dark 22%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 33% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 34% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 24%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Animal death