200 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241268025
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home. It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,277 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 54%
challenging 53%
sad 49%
dark 20%
adventurous 14%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 36% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Ableism, Sexual content, Antisemitism
200 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241268025
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home. It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,277 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
mysterious 54%
challenging 53%
sad 49%
dark 20%
adventurous 14%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 36% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Ableism, Sexual content, Antisemitism