A Greater Music by Bae Suah

A Greater Music

Bae Suah with Deborah Smith (Translator)

128 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary reflective slow-paced

Description

From the author nominated for the Best Translated Book Award and the PEN Translation PrizeNear the beginning of A Greater Music, the narrator, a young Korean writer, falls into an icy river in the Berlin suburbs, where she’s been house-sitting for...

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Community Reviews Summary of 58 reviews

Moods

reflective 85%
challenging 57%
sad 42%
dark 28%
emotional 28%
mysterious 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 14%
relaxing 14%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.74

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