Staring at the Sun by Julian Barnes

Staring at the Sun

Julian Barnes

208 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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Jean Serjeant, the heroine of Julian Barnes's wonderfully provocative novel, seems ordinary, but has an extraordinary disdain for wisdom. And as Barnes--winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Sense of an Ending--follows her from her childhood in t...

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Community Reviews

3.43
based on 180 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

challenging: 40%

emotional: 40%

dark: 30%

funny: 30%

inspiring: 30%

hopeful: 20%

sad: 20%

lighthearted: 10%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
77% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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