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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nausea occupies a space between novel and philosophical treatise. It realises the potential of neither but manages to be funny, cringeworthy, and inspiring nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sartre's knack for dialogue, both external and internal, kept this book relatable after the better part of a century (!!). The focus of and reason for writing this book is to call upon the "nausea" of existence that we all face, which is characterized to perfection here. As such, I don't fault the human author for the final pages of the book, the conclusion, which doesn't really stick- Sartre, like all of us, was still figuring things out. There's a certain lucidity in many passages of Nausea, and I... not quite enjoyed the book, but I am glad I read it.