208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374713188
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 19 January 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2016 National Book Award in fictionOn an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture. There he meets Mitko, a charismatic young hustler, and pays him for...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,435 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 68%
dark 53%
challenging 25%
tense 20%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismModerate
Terminal illness, Medical content, AddictionMinor
Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374713188
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 19 January 2016
Description
Long-listed for the 2016 National Book Award in fictionOn an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture. There he meets Mitko, a charismatic young hustler, and pays him for...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,435 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 68%
dark 53%
challenging 25%
tense 20%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Toxic relationship, AlcoholismModerate
Terminal illness, Medical content, AddictionMinor
Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity