138 pages • first pub 1932 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 23 July 1971
Description
In The Pure and the Impure, Colette used her semi-fictional technique to explore the ‘mysteries and betrayals and frustrations and surprises of the flesh’ with the frankness only possible ‘since Proust shed light on Sodom.’She was uniquely qualifi...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
funny 62%
challenging 37%
dark 25%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
informative 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Average rating
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138 pages • first pub 1932 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 23 July 1971
Description
In The Pure and the Impure, Colette used her semi-fictional technique to explore the ‘mysteries and betrayals and frustrations and surprises of the flesh’ with the frankness only possible ‘since Proust shed light on Sodom.’She was uniquely qualifi...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
funny 62%
challenging 37%
dark 25%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
informative 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.