Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk

Nights of Plague

Orhan Pamuk with Ekin Oklap (Translator)

704 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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From the the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Part detective story, part historical epic—a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire. It is April 1900, in the Levant, on the imaginary...

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Community Reviews Summary of 176 reviews

Moods

informative 53%
challenging 50%
reflective 42%
dark 30%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 25%
emotional 21%
sad 19%
tense 13%
hopeful 7%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Plot: 44% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 55% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.51

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