321 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781781256244
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tuskar Rock
Publication date: 01 January 2015
Description
In the dead of winter, a travelling circus arrives in an insignificant Hungarian town, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world. Amid bizarre rumours and frenzied suspicion of the outlandish leviathan and its mysteri...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
challenging 79%
reflective 62%
mysterious 58%
tense 37%
funny 29%
sad 29%
emotional 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 4%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 38% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%Average rating
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321 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781781256244
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Tuskar Rock
Publication date: 01 January 2015
Description
In the dead of winter, a travelling circus arrives in an insignificant Hungarian town, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world. Amid bizarre rumours and frenzied suspicion of the outlandish leviathan and its mysteri...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
challenging 79%
reflective 62%
mysterious 58%
tense 37%
funny 29%
sad 29%
emotional 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 4%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 38% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%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.