The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet, Bernard Frechtman, Jean-Paul Sartre

223 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
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The Thief’s Journal is perhaps Jean Genet’s most authentically autobiographical novel; an account of his impoverished travels across 1930s Europe. The narrator is guilty of vagrancy, petty theft and prostitution, but his writing transforms such de...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 351 reviews

Moods

reflective: 78%

challenging: 57%

dark: 57%

adventurous: 47%

emotional: 26%

sad: 15%

funny: 10%

inspiring: 10%

mysterious: 10%

tense: 10%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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