La Batarde = The Bastard by Violette Leduc

La Batarde = The Bastard

French Literature

Violette Leduc with Derek Coltman (Translator)

488 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La B tarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and pass...

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Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.95

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