The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington

The Hearing Trumpet

Leonora Carrington with Olga Tokarczuk (Contributor)

149 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

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Leonora Carrington, painter, playwright, and novelist, was a surrealist trickster par excellence, and The Hearing Trumpet is the witty, celebratory key to her anarchic and allusive body of work. The novel begins in the bourgeois comfort of a resid...

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4.0
based on 1,809 reviews

Moods

funny: 82%

mysterious: 69%

adventurous: 67%

lighthearted: 31%

reflective: 25%

challenging: 22%

inspiring: 16%

dark: 15%

hopeful: 11%

emotional: 7%

relaxing: 4%

tense: 2%

sad: 1%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

16% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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