1.93k reviews for:

Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

3.47 AVERAGE

npliego's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

selinawy_chong's review against another edition

3.5

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meditative, contemplative, mildly abusive

jackiehoustonii's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

sugaliakbar's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense

sofiehedetoft's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

averagereader12's review against another edition

3.0

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So much respect and admiration for this book in terms of Erpenbeck's allegory of the political and personal throughout the collapse of East Germany, however the stylistic choices resulted in a rather convoluted and puzzling reading experience.

kiukajo's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

marensorber's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dewildemieke's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

m_mentu's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes