448 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781596918085
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 17 December 2008
Description
From Alan Hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of The Sparsholt Affair, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,516 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 51%
dark 33%
challenging 32%
funny 20%
informative 10%
tense 10%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Death, HomophobiaModerate
Infidelity, Mental illness, AddictionMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm
448 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781596918085
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 17 December 2008
Description
From Alan Hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of The Sparsholt Affair, The Line of Beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,516 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 51%
dark 33%
challenging 32%
funny 20%
informative 10%
tense 10%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Death, HomophobiaModerate
Infidelity, Mental illness, AddictionMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm