Harold and Maude by Heike Elisabeth Jüngst, Colin Higgins

151 pages first pub 1971 (view editions)

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Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, ado...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 334 reviews

Moods

funny: 85%

emotional: 62%

lighthearted: 57%

inspiring: 54%

hopeful: 51%

adventurous: 40%

reflective: 37%

sad: 34%

dark: 31%

challenging: 5%

relaxing: 5%

informative: 2%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

72% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
2% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

78% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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