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887 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553102710
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the 20th century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative, and penetrating ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,315 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs
887 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553102710
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the 20th century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative, and penetrating ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,315 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs