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192 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679748984
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 August 1995
Description
The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his id...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
funny 38%
mysterious 38%
challenging 36%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
informative 11%
relaxing 8%
inspiring 5%
sad 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, GaslightingModerate
Confinement, Grief, Sexual contentMinor
Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content
192 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679748984
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 August 1995
Description
The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his id...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
funny 38%
mysterious 38%
challenging 36%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
informative 11%
relaxing 8%
inspiring 5%
sad 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, GaslightingModerate
Confinement, Grief, Sexual contentMinor
Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content