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220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140296402
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Description
From the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,109 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
emotional 43%
sad 43%
tense 43%
mysterious 4%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence
220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140296402
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 November 2000
Description
From the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. Compulsively readable... A novel that not only works its ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,109 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
emotional 43%
sad 43%
tense 43%
mysterious 4%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence