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Nicholson Baker
303 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679415862
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This is the story of Arno Strine, a modest temporary typist, who has perfected the knack of stopping time in its tracks and taking women's clothes off. He is hard at work on his autobiography, The Fermata, which proves in the telling to be a very ...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
funny 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%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
Sexual content, Sexual harassment—
Nicholson Baker
303 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679415862
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This is the story of Arno Strine, a modest temporary typist, who has perfected the knack of stopping time in its tracks and taking women's clothes off. He is hard at work on his autobiography, The Fermata, which proves in the telling to be a very ...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
funny 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%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
Sexual content, Sexual harassment