The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

The Golem

Gustav Meyrink with Mike Mitchell (Translator)

280 pages first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Mike Mitchell has revised his translation and a new introduction has been added. 'A superbly atmospheric story set in the old Prague ghetto featuring the Golem, a kind of rabbinical Frankenstein's monster, which manifests every 33 years in a room ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 347 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
mysterious 80%
challenging 46%
tense 38%
reflective 26%
adventurous 11%
sad 11%
emotional 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 34%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 23%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.58

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.