220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780436204890
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,859 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
challenging 52%
tense 43%
sad 39%
emotional 37%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780436204890
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Publication date: 01 July 1999
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,859 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
challenging 52%
tense 43%
sad 39%
emotional 37%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence