Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Journey to the End of the Night

Ferdinand Bardamu #1

Louis-Ferdinand Céline with Ralph Manheim (Translator), Ralph Manheim (Translator), Angela Cismaş (Translator)

453 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of society explodes from nearly every page of this novel. Filled with slang and obscenities and written in raw, colloquial language, Journey to the End of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,402 reviews

Moods

dark 82%
reflective 60%
challenging 47%
sad 42%
adventurous 40%
funny 28%
tense 21%
emotional 17%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 38%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.89

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