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192 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099478430
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When Querry, a world-famous architect, finds he no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art he sets off on a voyage. Arriving anonymously at a leper colony in the Congo, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mu...
Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
sad 33%
challenging 22%
dark 22%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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192 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099478430
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When Querry, a world-famous architect, finds he no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art he sets off on a voyage. Arriving anonymously at a leper colony in the Congo, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mu...
Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
sad 33%
challenging 22%
dark 22%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.