333 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143116035
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 2009
Description
The world's first Zen Buddhist paranormal romance?published to coincide with Halloween One of the most progressive writers at work today, Victor Pelevin's comic inventiveness has won him comparisons to Kafka, Calvino, and Gogol, and Time has descr...
Community Reviews Summary of 170 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
funny 60%
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
adventurous 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Rape, SexismModerate
Sexual assault, ViolenceMinor
Torture
333 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143116035
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 2009
Description
The world's first Zen Buddhist paranormal romance?published to coincide with Halloween One of the most progressive writers at work today, Victor Pelevin's comic inventiveness has won him comparisons to Kafka, Calvino, and Gogol, and Time has descr...
Community Reviews Summary of 170 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
funny 60%
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
adventurous 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Rape, SexismModerate
Sexual assault, ViolenceMinor
Torture