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76 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802144270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 05 October 2010
Description
Dürrenmatt ambitiously considers the topics of science, reason, miracles, power, and sanity in The Physicists, a philosophical treatise in the form of an old-fashioned mystery. At the beginning of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Physicists, Inspector R...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,585 reviews
Moods
reflective 46%
mysterious 41%
dark 25%
tense 14%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 13%
informative 9%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 7%
emotional 4%
relaxing 3%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 18%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 33% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 17% | N/A: 5%Average rating
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Murder, Mental illness, Racial slursModerate
Alcohol
76 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802144270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 05 October 2010
Description
Dürrenmatt ambitiously considers the topics of science, reason, miracles, power, and sanity in The Physicists, a philosophical treatise in the form of an old-fashioned mystery. At the beginning of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Physicists, Inspector R...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,585 reviews
Moods
reflective 46%
mysterious 41%
dark 25%
tense 14%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 13%
informative 9%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 7%
emotional 4%
relaxing 3%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 18%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 33% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 17% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Mental illness, Racial slursModerate
Alcohol