The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen

The House in Paris

Elizabeth Bowen

269 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The House in Paris is ideal for readers who enjoy introspective, character-driven narratives that delicately unravel complex human emotions and hidden pasts through subtle interactions and atmospheric prose.

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One of Elizabeth Bowen’s most artful and psychologically acute novels, The House in Paris is a timeless masterpiece of nuance and construction, and represents the very best of Bowen’s celebrated work. When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the ...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 354 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

emotional: 47%

mysterious: 42%

challenging: 38%

sad: 28%

dark: 23%

tense: 14%

funny: 9%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
56% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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