157 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099458135
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In these two superb stories of the politics of love, Colette is at her witty, instinctive best. Gigi is being educated in the skills of the Courtesan: to choose cigars, to eat lobster, to enter a world where a woman's chief weapon is her body. How...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
funny 52%
reflective 31%
emotional 21%
tense 15%
dark 10%
sad 10%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship
157 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099458135
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In these two superb stories of the politics of love, Colette is at her witty, instinctive best. Gigi is being educated in the skills of the Courtesan: to choose cigars, to eat lobster, to enter a world where a woman's chief weapon is her body. How...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
funny 52%
reflective 31%
emotional 21%
tense 15%
dark 10%
sad 10%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship