Enemies: A Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Enemies: A Love Story

Isaac Bashevis Singer

345 pages • first pub 1966 (view editions)

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Enemies: A Love Story is ideal for readers drawn to introspective explorations of survival, tangled relationships, and the haunting weight of history through a lens of cultural and emotional complexity.

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Almost before he knows it, Herman Broder, refugee and survivor of World War II, has three wives; Yadwiga, the Polish peasant who hid him from the Nazis; Masha , his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife, miraculously returne...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 271 reviews

Moods

reflective: 67%

dark: 57%

emotional: 57%

sad: 53%

challenging: 46%

funny: 25%

tense: 21%

adventurous: 3%

hopeful: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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