Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan

Voroshilovgrad

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

400 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced
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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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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 86 reviews

Moods

dark: 66%

emotional: 50%

challenging: 41%

reflective: 41%

adventurous: 33%

funny: 33%

mysterious: 33%

sad: 33%

tense: 25%

inspiring: 8%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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