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272 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140189384
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1996
Description
Bellow's second novel charts the descent into paranoia of Asa Leventhal, sub-editor of a trade magazine. With his wife away visiting her mother, Asa is alone, but not for long. His sister-in-law summons him to Staten Island to help with his sick n...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
tense 44%
mysterious 33%
challenging 22%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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272 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140189384
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1996
Description
Bellow's second novel charts the descent into paranoia of Asa Leventhal, sub-editor of a trade magazine. With his wife away visiting her mother, Asa is alone, but not for long. His sister-in-law summons him to Staten Island to help with his sick n...
Community Reviews Summary of 135 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
tense 44%
mysterious 33%
challenging 22%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
funny 11%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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.