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592 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781940953502
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Open Letter
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
Winner of the 2017 Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the 2017 National Translation Award"The book itself is strange--part Faulknerian meditation on the perversities, including sexual, of degenerate country folk; part Dostoevskian examinatio...
Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
sad 66%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Cancer, Chronic illness, SuicideMinor
Homophobia, Transphobia
592 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781940953502
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Open Letter
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
Winner of the 2017 Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the 2017 National Translation Award"The book itself is strange--part Faulknerian meditation on the perversities, including sexual, of degenerate country folk; part Dostoevskian examinatio...
Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
sad 66%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Cancer, Chronic illness, SuicideMinor
Homophobia, Transphobia