320 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782273011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 09 January 2018
Description
THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A POSTWAR MASTERPIECE 'I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.' Twenty-three-year-old Frits - office worker, daydreamer, teller of inapprop...
Community Reviews Summary of 532 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
funny 29%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 8%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 10%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Ableism, Toxic friendship, AlcoholMinor
Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Sexism320 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782273011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 09 January 2018
Description
THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A POSTWAR MASTERPIECE 'I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.' Twenty-three-year-old Frits - office worker, daydreamer, teller of inapprop...
Community Reviews Summary of 532 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
funny 29%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 8%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 10%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Ableism, Toxic friendship, AlcoholMinor
Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Sexism