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144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908670694
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Peirene Press
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Description
A woman approaching the ‘invisible years’ of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR’s largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at t...
Community Reviews Summary of 404 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
lighthearted 49%
emotional 45%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 36%
relaxing 27%
sad 14%
informative 13%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Medical content, AbleismModerate
Terminal illness, Chronic illness, DementiaMinor
Cancer, Death, War
144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908670694
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Peirene Press
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Description
A woman approaching the ‘invisible years’ of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR’s largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at t...
Community Reviews Summary of 404 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
lighthearted 49%
emotional 45%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 36%
relaxing 27%
sad 14%
informative 13%
adventurous 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Medical content, AbleismModerate
Terminal illness, Chronic illness, DementiaMinor
Cancer, Death, War