544 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781466804272
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 20 March 2007
Description
One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,764 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
mysterious 40%
inspiring 36%
challenging 34%
adventurous 33%
funny 15%
lighthearted 14%
hopeful 8%
emotional 6%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Plot: 31% | Character: 17% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs, War
544 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781466804272
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 20 March 2007
Description
One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,764 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
mysterious 40%
inspiring 36%
challenging 34%
adventurous 33%
funny 15%
lighthearted 14%
hopeful 8%
emotional 6%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Plot: 31% | Character: 17% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Racial slurs, War