305 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590177167
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 20 May 2014
Description
An NYRB Classics Original Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation 1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however, the vaunted "war to end all wars" seem...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
sad 70%
tense 60%
reflective 50%
emotional 30%
informative 30%
funny 20%
adventurous 10%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 33% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, Gun violence
305 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590177167
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 20 May 2014
Description
An NYRB Classics Original Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation 1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however, the vaunted "war to end all wars" seem...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
sad 70%
tense 60%
reflective 50%
emotional 30%
informative 30%
funny 20%
adventurous 10%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 33% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, Gun violence