272 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 July 2004
Description
Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous--his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological co...
Community Reviews Summary of 169 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
dark 50%
tense 50%
sad 28%
challenging 21%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 7%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 33% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Car accident
272 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 July 2004
Description
Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous--his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological co...
Community Reviews Summary of 169 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
dark 50%
tense 50%
sad 28%
challenging 21%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 7%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 33% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Car accident