Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

Bonjour Tristesse

Françoise Sagan with Irene Ash (Translator)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced

96 pages | first published 1954

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 Endearing, self-absorbed, seventeen-year-old C cile is the very essence of untroubled amorality. Freed from the stifling constraints of boarding school, she joins her father--a handsome, still-young widower with a wandering eye--for a carefree, t...
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Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 52%
sad 41%
dark 23%
lighthearted 15%
relaxing 14%
tense 13%
funny 11%
challenging 9%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 42%
fast 38%
slow 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 24%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.66

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