A review by stellabyproxy
The Lover by Marguerite Duras

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

“We’re united in a fundamental shame at having to live.”

“I’ve never written, though I thought I wrote, never loved, though I thought I loved, never done anything but wait outside the closed door.”

“It’s while it’s being lived that life is immortal, while it’s still alive.”

“My memory of men is never lit up and illuminated like my memory of women.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: War, Death, Xenophobia, and Drug use