581 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099449256
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Life: A User's Manual is an unclassified masterpiece, a sprawling compendium as encyclopedic as Dante's Commedia and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and, in its break with tradition, as inspiring as Joyce's Ulysses. Perec's spellbinding puzzle begins ...
Community Reviews Summary of 362 reviews
Moods
mysterious 45%
reflective 45%
funny 35%
adventurous 30%
lighthearted 30%
emotional 20%
inspiring 20%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 17%Average rating
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581 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099449256
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Life: A User's Manual is an unclassified masterpiece, a sprawling compendium as encyclopedic as Dante's Commedia and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and, in its break with tradition, as inspiring as Joyce's Ulysses. Perec's spellbinding puzzle begins ...
Community Reviews Summary of 362 reviews
Moods
mysterious 45%
reflective 45%
funny 35%
adventurous 30%
lighthearted 30%
emotional 20%
inspiring 20%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 17%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.