208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735236448
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
An electrifying and audacious novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness by Deborah Levy, two-time Man Booker Prize finalist.It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in ex...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,271 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
mysterious 55%
challenging 53%
sad 49%
dark 20%
adventurous 14%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Ableism, Sexual content, Antisemitism
208 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735236448
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 15 October 2019
Description
An electrifying and audacious novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness by Deborah Levy, two-time Man Booker Prize finalist.It is 1988 and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in ex...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,271 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
mysterious 55%
challenging 53%
sad 49%
dark 20%
adventurous 14%
tense 11%
funny 8%
informative 7%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, HomophobiaMinor
Ableism, Sexual content, Antisemitism