Suite Française by Sandra Smith, Irène Némirovsky

Suite Française

Sandra Smith, Irène Némirovsky

431 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 on w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,841 reviews

Moods

sad 68%
emotional 64%
reflective 52%
dark 37%
challenging 29%
tense 27%
informative 21%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 6%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 45%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 45% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 38% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.86

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