The Case of Comrade Tulayev by Susan Sontag, Victor Serge, Willard R. Trask

The Case of Comrade Tulayev

Susan Sontag, Victor Serge, Willard R. Trask

400 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective slow-paced
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One cold Moscow night, Comrade Tulayev, a high government official, is shot dead in the street, and the search for his killer begins. In this panoramic vision of the Soviet Great Terror, the investigation leads all over the world, netting a whole ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 86 reviews

Moods

challenging 60%
dark 40%
reflective 40%
adventurous 20%
emotional 20%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 33%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.82

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