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Ladivine by Marie NDiaye

Ladivine

Marie NDiaye with Jordan Stump (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 2013 (view editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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Ladivine is ideal for readers who appreciate intricate, multi-generational family dramas exploring hidden traumas and the complexities of identity, all rendered in a contemplative, psychologically rich narrative.

Description

On the first Tuesday of every month, Clarisse Rivi re leaves her husband and young daughter and secretly takes the train to Bordeaux to visit her mother, Ladivine. Just as Clarisse's husband and daughter know nothing of Ladivine, Clarisse herself ...

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Community Reviews

3.16
based on 162 reviews

Moods

dark: 69%

challenging: 61%

emotional: 61%

mysterious: 53%

reflective: 46%

sad: 38%

tense: 15%

Pace

26% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

27% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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