The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst

The Folding Star

Alan Hollinghurst

432 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Edward Manners, a young British man in search of fresh air, arrives in a small Flemish town to teach English and soon falls in love with one of his students, Luc Altidore, an enigmatic seventeen-year-old boy who has just been expelled from the sch...

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Community Reviews

3.55
based on 217 reviews

Moods

dark: 54%

mysterious: 54%

reflective: 45%

tense: 36%

challenging: 27%

emotional: 27%

funny: 27%

relaxing: 18%

informative: 9%

sad: 9%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
18% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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