The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk with Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)

300 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate intellectually rich, atmospheric narratives that weave historical unease with existential dread, exploring societal tensions and the monstrous within human constructs through a feminist lens.

Description

The Nobelist’s latest masterwork, set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I, probes the horrors that lie beneath our most hallowed ideas.In September 1913, Mieczysław, a student suffering from tuberculosis, arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthous...

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3.81
based on 3,442 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 82%

dark: 76%

reflective: 46%

challenging: 41%

tense: 33%

emotional: 14%

sad: 10%

adventurous: 7%

funny: 7%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
67% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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