Chiens Noirs by Ian McEwan

Chiens Noirs

Ian McEwan

251 pages first pub 1992 (view editions)

fiction contemporary reflective sad slow-paced
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Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of a marriage, as witnessed by an outsider. Jeremy is the son-in-law of Bernard and June Tremaine, whose union and estrangement ...

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Community Reviews

3.3
based on 1,125 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

dark: 43%

challenging: 38%

mysterious: 36%

emotional: 31%

sad: 17%

tense: 8%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
92% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

58% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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