Life with a Star by Jiří Weil

Life with a Star

Jiří Weil with Rita Klimova, Roslyn Schloss

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fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The introspective reader seeking profound, emotionally resonant explorations of human endurance amid historical tragedy would find Life with a Star deeply compelling.

Description

In Nazi-occupied Prague, ex-bank clerk Josef Roubick discovers that the prosaic world he has always inhabited is suddenly off-limits to him because he is a Jew. When he begins to observe his new, increasingly skewed, and macabre environment with r...

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Community Reviews

4.16
based on 62 reviews

Moods

challenging: 66%

dark: 66%

emotional: 66%

sad: 66%

adventurous: 33%

hopeful: 33%

informative: 33%

reflective: 33%

tense: 33%


Pace

100% of readers chose medium
medium

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose No
No

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