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256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 493 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 63%
dark 55%
challenging 51%
inspiring 8%
tense 8%
adventurous 6%
informative 6%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Child death, Death, Death of parent
256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 493 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 63%
dark 55%
challenging 51%
inspiring 8%
tense 8%
adventurous 6%
informative 6%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Death of parent