Verlorene by Cormac McCarthy

Verlorene

Cormac McCarthy with Hans Wolf (Translator)

736 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous reflective tense slow-paced
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Knoxville/Tennessee: Anfang der fünfziger Jahre. In einem Slum am Ufer des Tennessee-Rivers lebt auf einem Hausboot Cornelius Suttree. Er ist so verloren wie seine Freunde. Eine archaische Welt im Schatten der rigiden, rassistischen Gesellschaft d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,141 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 69%
challenging 68%
sad 60%
funny 59%
emotional 40%
adventurous 30%
mysterious 10%
tense 10%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 39% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

4.18

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