A Greater Music by Bae Suah

A Greater Music

Bae Suah with Deborah Smith (Translator)

128 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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From the author nominated for the Best Translated Book Award and the PEN Translation PrizeNear the beginning of A Greater Music, the narrator, a young Korean writer, falls into an icy river in the Berlin suburbs, where she’s been house-sitting for...

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Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews

Moods

reflective 92%
challenging 46%
mysterious 46%
sad 38%
emotional 23%
adventurous 15%
dark 15%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 63% | No: 27% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18%

Average rating

3.77

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