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384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782271635
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 18 June 2015
Description
In the late 1930s, two men - Yaacov Markovitch, perennially unlucky in love, and Zeev Feinberg, virile owner of a lustrous moustache - are crossing the sea to marry women they have never met. They will rescue them from a Europe on the brink of cat...
Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews
Moods
adventurous 45%
reflective 45%
sad 36%
dark 27%
funny 27%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 27%
lighthearted 18%
challenging 9%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SuicideModerate
Child death, Death, Mental illnessMinor
Vomit
384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782271635
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 18 June 2015
Description
In the late 1930s, two men - Yaacov Markovitch, perennially unlucky in love, and Zeev Feinberg, virile owner of a lustrous moustache - are crossing the sea to marry women they have never met. They will rescue them from a Europe on the brink of cat...
Community Reviews Summary of 107 reviews
Moods
adventurous 45%
reflective 45%
sad 36%
dark 27%
funny 27%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 27%
lighthearted 18%
challenging 9%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SuicideModerate
Child death, Death, Mental illnessMinor
Vomit