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320 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782273011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 05 October 2017
Description
‘I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.’Twenty-three-year-old Frits – office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes – finds life absurd and inexplicable. He liv...
Community Reviews Summary of 805 reviews
Moods
dark 49%
challenging 36%
sad 34%
funny 23%
emotional 20%
mysterious 14%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 4%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 97% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Animal cruelty, Body shaming, BullyingModerate
Ableism, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Racial slurs, Toxic friendship320 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782273011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 05 October 2017
Description
‘I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.’Twenty-three-year-old Frits – office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes – finds life absurd and inexplicable. He liv...
Community Reviews Summary of 805 reviews
Moods
dark 49%
challenging 36%
sad 34%
funny 23%
emotional 20%
mysterious 14%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 4%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 97% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Body shaming, BullyingModerate
Ableism, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Racial slurs, Toxic friendship