Shame by Annie Ernaux

Shame

Annie Ernaux with Tanya Leslie (Translator)

92 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

"My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon."Thus begins Shame, the probing story of the twelve-year-old girl who will become the author herself, and the single traumatic memory that will echo and resonate through...

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Moods

reflective 94%
emotional 51%
dark 27%
sad 27%
challenging 17%
informative 13%
tense 12%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 38%
slow 31%
fast 29%

Average rating

3.66

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