256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771047213
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
Leaving the Atocha Station was hailed as "one of the truest (and funniest) novels... of his generation" (Lorin Stein, New York Review of Books), "a work so luminously original in style and form as to seem like a premonition, a comet from the futur...
Community Reviews Summary of 999 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
funny 38%
emotional 36%
hopeful 21%
dark 13%
informative 11%
mysterious 10%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
sad 5%
relaxing 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 31% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 37% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Infertility, Drug use, Mental illnessMinor
Racism, Sexual content, Vomit256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771047213
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
Leaving the Atocha Station was hailed as "one of the truest (and funniest) novels... of his generation" (Lorin Stein, New York Review of Books), "a work so luminously original in style and form as to seem like a premonition, a comet from the futur...
Community Reviews Summary of 999 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
funny 38%
emotional 36%
hopeful 21%
dark 13%
informative 11%
mysterious 10%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
sad 5%
relaxing 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 31% | No: 26% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 37% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Infertility, Drug use, Mental illnessMinor
Racism, Sexual content, Vomit