498 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781934824054
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Open Letter
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
An assemblage of troubled grotesques struggle to retain identity and humanity in an alternately menacing and mysterious Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, under Soviet rule in the 1970s and 1980s. The late Gavelis's first translation into English ce...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
sad 66%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Rape, Sexual contentModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal crueltyMinor
Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest
498 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781934824054
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Open Letter
Publication date: 15 January 2009
Description
An assemblage of troubled grotesques struggle to retain identity and humanity in an alternately menacing and mysterious Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, under Soviet rule in the 1970s and 1980s. The late Gavelis's first translation into English ce...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
sad 66%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Rape, Sexual contentModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal crueltyMinor
Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest