Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov with Angela Rodel (Translator), Jeff Harding (Narrator)

10 hours, 19 minutes first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
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“At one point they tried to calculate when time began, when exactly the earth had been created,” begins Time Shelter’s enigmatic narrator, who goes unnamed. “In the mid-seventeenth century, the Irish bishop Ussher calculated not only the exact yea...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,736 reviews

Moods

reflective 82%
challenging 64%
mysterious 40%
dark 26%
emotional 22%
informative 18%
sad 18%
funny 13%
adventurous 10%
tense 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 46%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Plot: 24% | Character: 22% | N/A: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 34% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 30% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.72

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