Transit by Anna Seghers

Transit

Anna Seghers

1 hour, 32 minutes • first pub 1944 (editions) user-added

fiction classics informative reflective sad slow-paced
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Anna Seghers's Transit is an existential, political, literary thriller that explores the agonies of boredom, the vitality of storytelling, and the plight of the exile with extraordinary compassion and insight. Having escaped from a Nazi concentrat...

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Community Reviews Summary of 327 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
sad 44%
challenging 41%
emotional 41%
tense 30%
dark 27%
informative 25%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 36%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 44% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.57

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