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760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140188592
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 28 February 1973
Description
Overview: Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,314 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs
760 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140188592
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 28 February 1973
Description
Overview: Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,314 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
funny 68%
adventurous 46%
mysterious 46%
reflective 31%
informative 21%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 10%
lighthearted 7%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 19%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 15% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Excrement, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Sexual violence, Homophobia, BloodMinor
Abortion, Kidnapping, Racial slurs