The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier

The Birthday Party

Laurent Mauvignier

504 pages first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Description

A painter contends with the ghosts of the French countryside in a psychological literary thriller by a major French writer.An eccentric Parisian artist moves to La Bassée, a hamlet in the French countryside, to work on her paintings in peace. The...

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Community Reviews Summary of 128 reviews

Moods

tense 90%
dark 87%
mysterious 59%
challenging 56%
emotional 33%
reflective 25%
sad 17%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 20%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 31% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 26% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.9

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