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 (view 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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Moods

funny: 77%

informative: 72%

reflective: 55%

lighthearted: 33%

adventurous: 29%

challenging: 22%

inspiring: 20%

relaxing: 6%

emotional: 5%

hopeful: 5%

mysterious: 4%

dark: 2%

sad: 1%


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