Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck with Michael Hofmann (Translator), Lisa Flanagan (Narrator)

10 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Jenny Erpenbeck (the author of Go, Went, Gone and Visitation) is an epic storyteller and arguably the most powerful voice in contemporary German literature. Erpenbeck’s new novel Kairos—an unforgettably compelling masterpiece—tells the story of th...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 265 reviews

Moods

dark 70%
reflective 65%
challenging 62%
emotional 62%
sad 47%
tense 30%
informative 25%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 41%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 19%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 34% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.63

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...