Betrayed by Rita Hayworth by Manuel Puig

Betrayed by Rita Hayworth

Manuel Puig

256 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Manuel Puig's "dazzling and wholly original debut" (New York Times Book Review) is a startling anatomy of a small town in thrall to its own petty lusts, betrayals, scandals, thefts, and gossip--but most of all, to the movies. When it appeared in 1...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 110 reviews

Moods

challenging: 50%

emotional: 50%

dark: 33%

reflective: 33%

sad: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

50% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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