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Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
reflective 47%
funny 36%
adventurous 31%
lighthearted 26%
emotional 21%
inspiring 21%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 18%Average rating
581 pages | first published 1978
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ISBN/UID: 9780879237516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication date: 11 January 1988
Description
Life 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. Structured around a single moment in time 8:00 p.m. o...Book Information
581 pages | first published 1978
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ISBN/UID: 9780879237516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication date: 11 January 1988
Description
Life 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. Structured around a single moment in time 8:00 p.m. o...Book information
Content Warnings
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Community Reviews
Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
reflective 47%
funny 36%
adventurous 31%
lighthearted 26%
emotional 21%
inspiring 21%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 18%Average rating