For Two Thousand Years by Philip Ó Ceallaigh, Mihail Sebastian

For Two Thousand Years

Philip Ó Ceallaigh, Mihail Sebastian

231 pages first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

'Absolutely, definitively alone', a young Jewish student in Romania tries to make sense of a world that has decided he doesn't belong. Spending his days walking the streets and his nights drinking and gambling, meeting revolutionaries, zealots, lo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 50%
emotional 37%
tense 37%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
funny 12%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.95

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