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252 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393328622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 May 2006
Description
Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he s still alive. But it wasn t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book. . . . Sixty years later and half a world away, four...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,682 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
sad 64%
hopeful 32%
funny 26%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 22%
challenging 15%
dark 11%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Genocide, Antisemitism, Suicide attemptMinor
War, Xenophobia, Sexual content
252 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393328622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 May 2006
Description
Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he s still alive. But it wasn t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book. . . . Sixty years later and half a world away, four...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,682 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
sad 64%
hopeful 32%
funny 26%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 22%
challenging 15%
dark 11%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Genocide, Antisemitism, Suicide attemptMinor
War, Xenophobia, Sexual content