256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 328 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 61%
challenging 55%
sad 44%
tense 11%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Average rating
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256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 328 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 61%
challenging 55%
sad 44%
tense 11%
informative 5%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%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.