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144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908670700
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Peirene Press
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Description
A woman approaching the ‘invisible years’ of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR’s largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at t...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
lighthearted 50%
emotional 45%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 35%
relaxing 26%
informative 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Ableism, Medical contentModerate
Chronic illness, Terminal illness, DementiaMinor
Cancer, Death, War144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908670700
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Peirene Press
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Description
A woman approaching the ‘invisible years’ of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR’s largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at t...
Community Reviews Summary of 414 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
lighthearted 50%
emotional 45%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 35%
relaxing 26%
informative 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Ableism, Medical contentModerate
Chronic illness, Terminal illness, DementiaMinor
Cancer, Death, War