Hallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker
Hallucinating Foucault

Patricia Duncker

Hallucinating Foucault

Patricia Duncker

178 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
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A tale of a writer, the glamorous, scandalous Paul Michel, enfant terrible of French letters, and of a student who sets out to find him. When he does find Michel, it is in a French asylum where he has languished for years. The student arranges for...

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Community Reviews

4.02
based on 260 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

reflective: 66%

sad: 55%

mysterious: 44%

dark: 38%

challenging: 27%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 11%

inspiring: 11%

hopeful: 5%

lighthearted: 5%

tense: 5%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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