Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins

Harold and Maude

Colin Higgins

144 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

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Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She libe...

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Community Reviews

4.04
based on 330 reviews

Moods

funny: 87%

emotional: 68%

hopeful: 56%

lighthearted: 56%

inspiring: 53%

adventurous: 37%

sad: 37%

reflective: 34%

dark: 28%

challenging: 6%

relaxing: 6%

informative: 3%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

73% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
2% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

53% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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