Men in My Situation by Per Petterson

Men in My Situation

Per Petterson with Ingvild Burkey (Translator)

304 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A tender portrait of grief, fatherhood and a life going to pieces from the bestselling author.'Vivid and moving... It would be hard to find a better writer than Petterson' Irish TimesIn 1992 Arvid Jansen is thirty-eight, divorced and paralysed by ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
challenging 33%
dark 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%

Loveable characters?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Average rating

3.22

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