Pan: From Lieutenant Thomas Glahn's Papers by Knut Hamsun

Pan: From Lieutenant Thomas Glahn's Papers

Knut Hamsun

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

192 pages | first published 1894

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Hamsun's portrait of a man rejecting the claims of bourgeois society for a Rousseauian embrace of Nature and Eros, in a remarkable new translation."The work contains a harmony found only in the highest types of poetry; it is actually poetry set in...
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Summary of 286 reviews

Moods

reflective 69%
adventurous 38%
dark 38%
emotional 30%
tense 30%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 15%
mysterious 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 38%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | Plot: 30%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.5

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