How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired by Dany Laferrière

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

Dany Laferrière with David Homel (Translator)

144 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics reflective medium-paced

Description

Brilliant and tense, Dany Laferri re's first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired, is as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published in Canada in 1985. With ribald humor and a working-class intellectualism on par w...

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Moods

reflective 75%
funny 33%
dark 25%
challenging 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 8%
emotional 8%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 8%

Pace

fast 53%
medium 30%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.75

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