Summer Rain by Marguerite Duras

Summer Rain

Marguerite Duras with Barbara Bray (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Summer Rain traces the struggle of a large, marginalised, and uneducated immigrant family, as its members, feeling cast off, yet bound together by a powerful intimacy, try to survive in the indifferent society of suburban Paris.

Community Reviews

3.45
based on 95 reviews

Moods

dark: 61%

reflective: 61%

emotional: 46%

mysterious: 46%

challenging: 30%

sad: 30%

funny: 15%

hopeful: 15%

tense: 15%

inspiring: 7%

relaxing: 7%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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