A Very Long Engagement by Sébastien Japrisot

A Very Long Engagement

Sébastien Japrisot with Linda Coverdale (Translator)

327 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced
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 In 1919, a young wheelchair-bound woman in France begins a quest to find out if her fiance, supposedly killed in the line of duty two years earlier, might still be alive 

Community Reviews

3.88
based on 789 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

sad: 69%

mysterious: 39%

hopeful: 34%

dark: 30%

adventurous: 26%

challenging: 21%

informative: 21%

tense: 17%

inspiring: 13%

reflective: 13%

funny: 8%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
29% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

9% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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