128 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307801203
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 08 September 1998
Description
An international best-seller with more than one million copies in print and a winner of France’s Prix Goncourt, The Lover has been acclaimed by critics all over the world since its first publication in 1984.Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerit...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,598 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 53%
dark 41%
challenging 26%
mysterious 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 32% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual contentModerate
Racism, Death, Mental illness
128 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307801203
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 08 September 1998
Description
An international best-seller with more than one million copies in print and a winner of France’s Prix Goncourt, The Lover has been acclaimed by critics all over the world since its first publication in 1984.Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerit...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,598 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 53%
dark 41%
challenging 26%
mysterious 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 32% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual contentModerate
Racism, Death, Mental illness