Les carnets du crocodile by Qiu Miaojin

Les carnets du crocodile

Qiu Miaojin with Emmanuelle Péchenart (Translator)

316 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Laz, jeune étudiante taïwanaise, passe une grande partie de son temps seule à écrire et décoder ses obsessions jusqu’au bout de la nuit. Amoureuse d’une camarade qui s’acharne à lui souffler le chaud et le froid, épuisée de danser sans relâche sur...

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Moods

emotional 79%
reflective 75%
dark 64%
sad 56%
challenging 47%
tense 14%
funny 9%
mysterious 8%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 39%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 94% | A mix: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 39% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 24% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 82% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

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