The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugrešić

The Ministry of Pain

Dubravka Ugrešić with Michael Henry Heim (Translator)

257 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Having fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather and ru...

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Community Reviews Summary of 149 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
dark 68%
emotional 62%
sad 62%
challenging 50%
tense 25%
informative 12%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 20% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.63

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