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Community Reviews
Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
adventurous 58%
reflective 41%
challenging 25%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
dark 8%
emotional 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 8%
sad 8%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Average rating
256 pages | first published 1971
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In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-World War II Prague, who rises to wealth only to lose everything with the onset of Communism, Bohumil Hrabal takes us on a tremendously funny and sat...Book Information
256 pages | first published 1971
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-World War II Prague, who rises to wealth only to lose everything with the onset of Communism, Bohumil Hrabal takes us on a tremendously funny and sat...Book information
Content Warnings
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Community Reviews
Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
adventurous 58%
reflective 41%
challenging 25%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
dark 8%
emotional 8%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 8%
sad 8%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Average rating