Bear by Marian Engel

Bear

Marian Engel

141 pages • first pub 1976 (view editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
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Bear by Marian Engel is ideal for readers drawn to provocative literary explorations of human nature, solitude, and unconventional relationships, set against stark, evocative landscapes.

Description

Lou is a shy and secretive twenty-seven-year-old librarian living a lonely life in her dusty basement office. When she is summoned to a remote Canadian island to inventory the estate of the recently deceased Colonel Cary, she discovers the colonel...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 2,085 reviews

Moods

reflective: 62%

dark: 39%

challenging: 38%

mysterious: 26%

emotional: 25%

adventurous: 14%

funny: 11%

tense: 10%

sad: 9%

relaxing: 4%

hopeful: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

25% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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