Nightwood by Djuna Barnes

Nightwood

Djuna Barnes with Jeanette Winterson (Contributor), T.S. Eliot (Contributor)

267 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Nightwood, Djuna Barnes' strange and sinuous tour de force, "belongs to that small class of books that somehow reflect a time or an epoch" ("TLS"). That time is the period between the two World Wars, and Barnes' novel unfolds in the decadent shado...

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Community Reviews

3.41
based on 2,360 reviews

Moods

challenging: 75%

reflective: 58%

emotional: 46%

dark: 44%

sad: 32%

mysterious: 29%

tense: 19%

funny: 10%

inspiring: 5%

adventurous: 3%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

49% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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