Molloy by Samuel Beckett

Molloy

The Trilogy #1

Samuel Beckett with Shane Weller

224 pages • first pub 1951 (view editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Molloy by Samuel Beckett is ideal for readers who enjoy introspective journeys into the absurd and existential, challenging conventional narrative structures with philosophical depth.

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'Molloy' is Samuel Beckett's best-known novel, and his first published work to be written in French. It brings a world into existence with finicking certainties, at the tip of whoever is holding the pencil, and trades larger uncertainties with the...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 788 reviews

Moods

challenging: 85%

reflective: 55%

funny: 52%

dark: 50%

mysterious: 49%

sad: 13%

adventurous: 9%

emotional: 9%

tense: 4%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose A mix
88% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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