135 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374126759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 20 July 2010
Description
A penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation--and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners--Comedy in a Minor Key tells the story of Wim and Marie, a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, then mus...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
tense 62%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
funny 12%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
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135 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374126759
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 20 July 2010
Description
A penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation--and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners--Comedy in a Minor Key tells the story of Wim and Marie, a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, then mus...
Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
tense 62%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
funny 12%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.