The Lives of Animals by J.M. Coetzee

The Lives of Animals

J.M. Coetzee

144 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying mag...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 445 reviews

Moods

reflective: 92%

informative: 66%

challenging: 48%

inspiring: 14%

tense: 14%

dark: 11%

emotional: 11%

adventurous: 7%

lighthearted: 7%

sad: 7%

funny: 3%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 3%


Pace

30% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
14% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
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Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
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Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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