Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec

Life: A User's Manual

Georges Perec with David Bellos (Translator)

661 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction classics challenging mysterious medium-paced
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"One of the great novels of the century. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the late 20th century has produced a novel on the level of Joyce, Proust, Mann, Kafka, and Nabokov."--Boston Globe Structured around a single moment in time -- 8:00 p.m. on June 2...

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Community Reviews

4.1
based on 773 reviews

Moods

challenging: 64%

reflective: 56%

funny: 46%

adventurous: 34%

mysterious: 34%

lighthearted: 26%

emotional: 22%

informative: 22%

inspiring: 16%

sad: 16%

relaxing: 14%

dark: 4%

hopeful: 4%

tense: 4%


Pace

34% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

37% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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