The Evenings by Gerard Reve

The Evenings

Gerard Reve with Sam Garrett (Translator)

317 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Twenty-three-year-old Frits - office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes - finds life absurd and inexplicable. He lives with his parents, who drive him mad. He has terrible, disturbing dreams of death and destruction. Sometimes he ta...

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Moods

reflective 79%
dark 51%
sad 38%
challenging 33%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
tense 17%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 13%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 95% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 87% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.29

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