The Seducer's Diary by Søren Kierkegaard, Søren Kierkegaard

The Seducer's Diary

Søren Kierkegaard, Søren Kierkegaard with Howard V. Hong (Translator)

214 pages first pub 1843 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy psychology challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

In the vast literature of love, The Seducer's Diary is an intricate curiosity--a feverishly intellectual attempt to reconstruct an erotic failure as a pedagogic success, a wound masked as a boast, observes John Updike in his foreword to S ren Kier...

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Community Reviews Summary of 162 reviews

Moods

reflective 55%
dark 44%
emotional 44%
mysterious 33%
funny 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%

Pace

slow 77%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.28

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