Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crimeModerate
Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infidelity, Racial slurs, TortureCommunity Reviews
Summary of 231 reviews
Moods
funny 45%
challenging 36%
dark 36%
reflective 36%
mysterious 27%
informative 18%
tense 18%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 33% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
192 pages | first published 1979
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ISBN/UID: 9781446401347
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 06 August 2011
Description
When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E. I. Lonoff, he soon finds himself enmeshed in the great Jewish writer's domestic life, with all its com...Book Information
192 pages | first published 1979
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ISBN/UID: 9781446401347
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 06 August 2011
Description
When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E. I. Lonoff, he soon finds himself enmeshed in the great Jewish writer's domestic life, with all its com...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crimeModerate
Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infidelity, Racial slurs, TortureCommunity Reviews
Summary of 231 reviews
Moods
funny 45%
challenging 36%
dark 36%
reflective 36%
mysterious 27%
informative 18%
tense 18%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 33% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating