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252 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0393060349
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 May 2005
Description
Book of the Month EditionLeo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But it wasn't always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book. . . . Sixty years later an...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,757 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 65%
hopeful 32%
funny 26%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 23%
challenging 15%
dark 11%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Grief, Death of parentModerate
Genocide, Antisemitism, WarMinor
Xenophobia, Sexual content, Body shaming
252 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0393060349
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 May 2005
Description
Book of the Month EditionLeo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But it wasn't always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book. . . . Sixty years later an...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,757 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 65%
hopeful 32%
funny 26%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 23%
challenging 15%
dark 11%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, Death of parentModerate
Genocide, Antisemitism, WarMinor
Xenophobia, Sexual content, Body shaming