Against Nature: A Rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans

Against Nature: A Rebours

Joris-Karl Huysmans with Margaret Mauldon (Translator)

227 pages • first pub 1884 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Resisting the traditional model of nineteenth-century fiction, Joris-Karl Huysman produced in 1884 a novel unlike any other of his time. Against Nature is the story of Des Esseintes, an aesthete who attempts to escape Paris and, along with it, the...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 1,239 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

challenging: 55%

dark: 29%

funny: 22%

informative: 22%

mysterious: 15%

sad: 12%

emotional: 9%

inspiring: 7%

adventurous: 5%

tense: 5%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
12% of readers chose medium
86% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
11% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

94% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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