Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood

Prater Violet

Christopher Isherwood

160 pages • first pub 1945 (editions) user-added

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Originally published in 1945, Prater Violet is a semi-comic novel about the UK film industry. It centers on the production of the vacuous movie melodrama Prater Violet, set in Olde Vienna, providing ironic counterpoint to tragic events as Hitler a...

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Community Reviews

3.78
based on 308 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

funny: 59%

emotional: 40%

lighthearted: 13%

hopeful: 10%

relaxing: 10%

tense: 10%

informative: 8%

challenging: 5%

dark: 5%

inspiring: 5%

mysterious: 5%

sad: 5%

Pace

34% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
41% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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