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528 pages • first pub 1928 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781843431527
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Description
'Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century' New York Review of BooksThe Soviet Don Quixote, Chevengur is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia's greatest novel of the last century...
Community Reviews Summary of 50 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
dark 57%
reflective 57%
emotional 42%
adventurous 28%
funny 28%
hopeful 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
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Moderate
Death of parent
528 pages • first pub 1928 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781843431527
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Description
'Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century' New York Review of BooksThe Soviet Don Quixote, Chevengur is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia's greatest novel of the last century...
Community Reviews Summary of 50 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
dark 57%
reflective 57%
emotional 42%
adventurous 28%
funny 28%
hopeful 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death of parent