The Giraffe's Neck by Judith Schalansky

The Giraffe's Neck

Judith Schalansky with Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary informative reflective slow-paced
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Adaptation is everything. Inge Lohmark is well aware of that; after all, she's been teaching biology for more than thirty years. But nothing will change the fact that her school is going to be closed in four years: In this dwindling town in the ea...

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Community Reviews

3.08
based on 250 reviews

Moods

informative: 68%

reflective: 68%

challenging: 56%

dark: 43%

sad: 31%

tense: 31%

funny: 25%

emotional: 18%

mysterious: 12%

inspiring: 6%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

94% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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