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415 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140297997
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 23 January 2002
Description
In 1938, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kinder-transport and placed with Foster parents. This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his identity and he grows up ignorant of his past. Later in life,...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,460 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
emotional 57%
sad 49%
dark 36%
informative 30%
mysterious 23%
inspiring 7%
tense 4%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18% | N/A: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | N/A: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 29% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, TortureModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, DeportationMinor
War, Death, Death of parent
415 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140297997
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 23 January 2002
Description
In 1938, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kinder-transport and placed with Foster parents. This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his identity and he grows up ignorant of his past. Later in life,...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,460 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
emotional 57%
sad 49%
dark 36%
informative 30%
mysterious 23%
inspiring 7%
tense 4%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18% | N/A: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | N/A: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 29% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, TortureModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, DeportationMinor
War, Death, Death of parent