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314 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214506
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 November 2000
Description
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in an insignificant Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in...
Community Reviews Summary of 352 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
reflective 57%
mysterious 55%
tense 34%
sad 26%
funny 23%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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314 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214506
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 November 2000
Description
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in an insignificant Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in...
Community Reviews Summary of 352 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
reflective 57%
mysterious 55%
tense 34%
sad 26%
funny 23%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.