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208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781632869845
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home.It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to d...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,525 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 55%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
dark 22%
adventurous 12%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 36% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Car accident, Child death, DeathMinor
Ableism, War, Antisemitism
208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781632869845
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home.It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to d...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,525 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 55%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
dark 22%
adventurous 12%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 36% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Car accident, Child death, DeathMinor
Ableism, War, Antisemitism