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308 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805090802
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“One of America’s greatest novelists” dazzlingly reinvents the coming-of-age story in his most passionate and surprising book to dateSinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, Paul Auster’s fifteenth novel opens in New York City in the spri...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,040 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
reflective 48%
tense 34%
emotional 21%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 38% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 30% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Sexual content, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Child death, Violence, Antisemitism
308 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805090802
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“One of America’s greatest novelists” dazzlingly reinvents the coming-of-age story in his most passionate and surprising book to dateSinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, Paul Auster’s fifteenth novel opens in New York City in the spri...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,040 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
reflective 48%
tense 34%
emotional 21%
challenging 19%
sad 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 38% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 30% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Sexual content, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Child death, Violence, Antisemitism