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288 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349014708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 02 December 2021
Description
Anna Seghers’s Transit is an existential, political, literary thriller that explores the agonies of boredom, the vitality of storytelling, and the plight of the exile with extraordinary compassion and insight. Having escaped from a Nazi conce...
Community Reviews Summary of 327 reviews
Moods
sad 44%
challenging 41%
emotional 41%
tense 30%
dark 27%
informative 25%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, WarModerate
Xenophobia, Suicide, AlcoholMinor
Death, Medical content288 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349014708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 02 December 2021
Description
Anna Seghers’s Transit is an existential, political, literary thriller that explores the agonies of boredom, the vitality of storytelling, and the plight of the exile with extraordinary compassion and insight. Having escaped from a Nazi conce...
Community Reviews Summary of 327 reviews
Moods
sad 44%
challenging 41%
emotional 41%
tense 30%
dark 27%
informative 25%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 11%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, WarModerate
Xenophobia, Suicide, AlcoholMinor
Death, Medical content