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240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781640096080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication date: 19 September 2023
Description
Using a sophisticated and literary version of the ever-popular game of telephone to examine the relationship of writers with tyranny, Ismail Kadare reflects on three particular minutes in a long moment of time when the dark shadow of Joseph Stalin...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
informative 50%
mysterious 27%
dark 16%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
emotional 2%
lighthearted 2%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 51% | Character: 24% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 60% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | No: 19% | N/A: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Suicide, Torture
240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781640096080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication date: 19 September 2023
Description
Using a sophisticated and literary version of the ever-popular game of telephone to examine the relationship of writers with tyranny, Ismail Kadare reflects on three particular minutes in a long moment of time when the dark shadow of Joseph Stalin...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
informative 50%
mysterious 27%
dark 16%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
emotional 2%
lighthearted 2%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 51% | Character: 24% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 60% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | No: 19% | N/A: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Suicide, Torture