210 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025872
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kees Popinga is a clerk in a respectable shipping company. But just before Christmas, the firm goes bust, taking his life savings with it. Suddenly the mild-mannered family man snaps. He disappears to Amsterdam and Paris on a debauched spree. But ...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
reflective 37%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
sad 12%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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210 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025872
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kees Popinga is a clerk in a respectable shipping company. But just before Christmas, the firm goes bust, taking his life savings with it. Suddenly the mild-mannered family man snaps. He disappears to Amsterdam and Paris on a debauched spree. But ...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
reflective 37%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
funny 12%
sad 12%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%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.