182 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214551
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 December 2000
Description
The novel begins at a time in the narrator's life when nothing seems to matter; whether he is reading newspaper posters blaring of wartime massacres, lying in bed with his wife or girlfriend, or flipping through the pages of a dictionary it is all...
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182 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214551
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 December 2000
Description
The novel begins at a time in the narrator's life when nothing seems to matter; whether he is reading newspaper posters blaring of wartime massacres, lying in bed with his wife or girlfriend, or flipping through the pages of a dictionary it is all...
Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
lighthearted 50%
sad 50%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
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