After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie by Jean Rhys

After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie

Jean Rhys

138 pages • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added

fiction classics reflective medium-paced

Description

Six months after leaving Mr Mackenzie, Julia Martin's weekly cheques from her ex-lover stop. So she abandons her seedy Paris hotel for a dingy bedroom in Bloomsbury; vaguely planning to use her fading sexual charms to extract money from lovers old...

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Community Reviews Summary of 144 reviews

Moods

reflective 64%
sad 64%
emotional 58%
dark 35%
tense 17%
funny 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 33%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 69% | No: 15% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%

Average rating

3.9

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