Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet

Our Lady of the Flowers

Jean Genet with Jean-Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman

fiction classics lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced

216 pages | first published 1943

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Jean Genet's seminal Our Lady Of The Flowers (1943) is generally considered to be his finest fictional work. The first draft was written while Genet was incarcerated in a French prison; when the manuscript was discovered and destroyed by officials...
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Summary of 225 reviews

Moods

challenging 87%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
dark 37%
sad 37%
emotional 25%
lighthearted 25%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 14%

Strong character development?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.84

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