400 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802124128
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 03 November 2015
Description
A bestseller in the author's native country of Estonia, where the book is so well known that a popular board game has been created based on it, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is the imaginative and moving story of a boy who is tasked with preserving an...
Community Reviews Summary of 382 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
sad 41%
reflective 39%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
mysterious 29%
challenging 16%
tense 12%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 33% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gore, ViolenceModerate
Child death, Death of parentMinor
Animal death, Rape, Blood
400 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802124128
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Publication date: 03 November 2015
Description
A bestseller in the author's native country of Estonia, where the book is so well known that a popular board game has been created based on it, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is the imaginative and moving story of a boy who is tasked with preserving an...
Community Reviews Summary of 382 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
sad 41%
reflective 39%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
mysterious 29%
challenging 16%
tense 12%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 33% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gore, ViolenceModerate
Child death, Death of parentMinor
Animal death, Rape, Blood