183 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802110244
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Publication date: 01 January 1988
Description
"With icy dispassion, first novelist Kristof, herself a refugee of war, spins a modern-day fable set in Eastern Europe during WW II. It records, in the form of a notebook written by two small boys, the nightmarish ordeal of twins brought by their ...
Community Reviews Summary of 626 reviews
Moods
sad 40%
challenging 37%
tense 30%
reflective 29%
emotional 22%
mysterious 17%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
informative 4%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 44% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Death, Murder, Body horrorMinor
Emotional abuse, Torture
183 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802110244
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Publication date: 01 January 1988
Description
"With icy dispassion, first novelist Kristof, herself a refugee of war, spins a modern-day fable set in Eastern Europe during WW II. It records, in the form of a notebook written by two small boys, the nightmarish ordeal of twins brought by their ...
Community Reviews Summary of 626 reviews
Moods
sad 40%
challenging 37%
tense 30%
reflective 29%
emotional 22%
mysterious 17%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
informative 4%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 44% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Death, Murder, Body horrorMinor
Emotional abuse, Torture