Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan

Voroshilovgrad

Serhiy Zhadan with Reilly Costigan-Humes (Translator), Isaac Wheeler (Translator)

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced

400 pages | first published 2010

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A city-dwelling executive heads home to take over his brother's gas station after his mysterious disappearance, but all he finds at home are mysteries and ghosts. The bleak industrial landscape of now-war-torn eastern Ukraine sets the stage for Vo...
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Summary of 19 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
dark 75%
sad 75%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 20%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.72

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