The Dean's December by Saul Bellow
The Dean's December

Saul Bellow

The Dean's December

Saul Bellow with Pier Francesco Paolini

320 pages first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
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Albert Corde, dean of a Chicago college, is unprepared for the violent response to his expose of city corruption. Accused of betraying his city, as well as being a racist, he journeys to Bucharest, where his mother-in-law lies dying, only to find ...

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Community Reviews

3.23
based on 71 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

dark: 25%

funny: 25%

informative: 25%

inspiring: 25%

mysterious: 25%

relaxing: 25%

sad: 25%

tense: 25%


Pace

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

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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