344 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307377326
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 July 2009
Description
Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,572 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
challenging 27%
funny 24%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 18%
sad 18%
dark 12%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 31% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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344 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307377326
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 July 2009
Description
Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,572 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
challenging 27%
funny 24%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 18%
sad 18%
dark 12%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 31% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%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.