After Leaving Mr. MacKenzie by Jean Rhys

After Leaving Mr. MacKenzie

Jean Rhys

208 pages • first pub 1930 (view editions)

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Nowhere is Jean Rhys's talent for fully inhabiting the minds of her characters more apparent than in After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, her masterful second novel. Rhys lays bare the desires and contradictions of her mercurial protagonist, Julia, in thi...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 402 reviews

Moods

sad: 75%

reflective: 64%

dark: 51%

emotional: 51%

tense: 10%

challenging: 5%

funny: 5%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

25% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
3% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

7% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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