192 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186246
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 August 1992
Description
Tadeusz Borowski's concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. In spare, brutal prose he describes a world where where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a fe...
Community Reviews Summary of 407 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 56%
challenging 40%
reflective 33%
tense 30%
informative 16%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | N/A: 33% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | N/A: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Death, Genocide, Torture
192 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186246
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 August 1992
Description
Tadeusz Borowski's concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. In spare, brutal prose he describes a world where where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a fe...
Community Reviews Summary of 407 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 56%
challenging 40%
reflective 33%
tense 30%
informative 16%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | N/A: 33% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | N/A: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Genocide, Torture