218 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811213684
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 October 1997
Description
The Invention of Curried Sausage is an ingenious, revealing, and delightful novel about the invention of a popular German sidewalk food. Uwe Timm has heard claims that currywurst first appeared in Berlin in the 1950s, but he seems to recall having...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
emotional 31%
funny 22%
informative 22%
hopeful 18%
lighthearted 18%
tense 18%
challenging 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 13%
adventurous 9%
dark 9%
sad 4%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 27% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 11%Average rating
218 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811213684
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 October 1997
Description
The Invention of Curried Sausage is an ingenious, revealing, and delightful novel about the invention of a popular German sidewalk food. Uwe Timm has heard claims that currywurst first appeared in Berlin in the 1950s, but he seems to recall having...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
emotional 31%
funny 22%
informative 22%
hopeful 18%
lighthearted 18%
tense 18%
challenging 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 13%
adventurous 9%
dark 9%
sad 4%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 27% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 11%Average rating