176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099437895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 07 August 2003
Description
Like Michael Cunningham's homage to Virginia Woolf in The Hours and Jean Rhys's to Charlotte Bronte in The Wide Sargasso Sea, Philippe Besson's extravagantly praised first novel pays tribute to Marcel Proust. It also dares to introduce an asthmati...
Community Reviews Summary of 201 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
challenging 21%
tense 15%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, HomophobiaMinor
Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099437895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 07 August 2003
Description
Like Michael Cunningham's homage to Virginia Woolf in The Hours and Jean Rhys's to Charlotte Bronte in The Wide Sargasso Sea, Philippe Besson's extravagantly praised first novel pays tribute to Marcel Proust. It also dares to introduce an asthmati...
Community Reviews Summary of 201 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
challenging 21%
tense 15%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, HomophobiaMinor
Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy