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Summary of 773 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
challenging 55%
mysterious 44%
funny 29%
emotional 23%
sad 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 40% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
missing duration info | first published 1938
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ISBN/UID: 9781501287398
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
Description
Like Kafka's The Castle, Invitation to a Beheading embodies a vision of a bizarre and irrational world. In an unnamed dream country, the young man Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude," an imaginary crime that...Book Information
missing duration info | first published 1938
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ISBN/UID: 9781501287398
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
Description
Like Kafka's The Castle, Invitation to a Beheading embodies a vision of a bizarre and irrational world. In an unnamed dream country, the young man Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude," an imaginary crime that...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalizationCommunity Reviews
Summary of 773 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
challenging 55%
mysterious 44%
funny 29%
emotional 23%
sad 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 40% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating