Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Sexism, Xenophobia, BloodMinor
MisogynyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 60%
emotional 51%
sad 51%
reflective 48%
adventurous 28%
informative 8%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 24% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating
336 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9780300243017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A devastating story of the struggle of civilians caught up in the conflict in eastern Ukraine Recalling the brutal landscape of The Road and the wartime storytelling of A Farewell to Arms, The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human...Book Information
The Orphanage
Serhiy Zhadan with Reilly Costigan-Humes (Translator), Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler (Translator)
336 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9780300243017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 23 February 2021
Description
A devastating story of the struggle of civilians caught up in the conflict in eastern Ukraine Recalling the brutal landscape of The Road and the wartime storytelling of A Farewell to Arms, The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Sexism, Xenophobia, BloodMinor
MisogynyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 60%
emotional 51%
sad 51%
reflective 48%
adventurous 28%
informative 8%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 24% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating