The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman

The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

Elif Batuman

304 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging funny reflective slow-paced
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No one who read Elif Batuman’s first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it. “Babel in California” told the true story of various human destinies intersecting at Stanford University during a conference about the enigmatic writer Isaac Ba...

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funny 78%
informative 73%
reflective 54%
lighthearted 34%
adventurous 32%
inspiring 21%
challenging 19%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 2%

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slow 31%
fast 10%

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