Suite Francaise by Irène Némirovsky

Suite Francaise

Irène Némirovsky with Sandra Smith (Translator)

432 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction classics historical sad slow-paced

Description

The first two stories of a masterwork once thought lost, written by a pre-WWII bestselling author who was deported to Auschwitz and died before her work could be completed. By the early l940s, when Ukrainian-born Irène Némirovsky began working ...

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Moods

sad 68%
emotional 62%
reflective 52%
dark 36%
challenging 29%
tense 25%
informative 19%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 47%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 41% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 39% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%

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3.86

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