256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250789419
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 13 July 2021
Description
The hip break-out novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winning author, Paul Beatty, about a disaffected Los Angeles DJ who travels to post-Wall Berlin in search of his transatlantic doppelganger.Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times a...
Community Reviews Summary of 35 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
lighthearted 33%
adventurous 16%
emotional 16%
hopeful 16%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250789419
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 13 July 2021
Description
The hip break-out novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winning author, Paul Beatty, about a disaffected Los Angeles DJ who travels to post-Wall Berlin in search of his transatlantic doppelganger.Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times a...
Community Reviews Summary of 35 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
lighthearted 33%
adventurous 16%
emotional 16%
hopeful 16%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%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.