Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost

Manon Lescaut

Abbé Prévost with Raymond Picard (Contributor), Frédéric Deloffre (Contributor)

403 pages • first pub 1731 (editions)

fiction classics romance dark tense fast-paced
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«Le héros est un fripon et l’héroïne une catin», notait Montesquieu après sa lecture de Manon Lescaut. Et de fait, Manon se fait enlever par le chevalier des Grieux, met douze jours à s’apercevoir qu’il est sans ressources, accueille alors froidem...

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Community Reviews

3.14
based on 1,161 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 60%

emotional: 53%

sad: 38%

reflective: 34%

tense: 22%

dark: 15%

challenging: 13%

funny: 13%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 3%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

27% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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