All That Man Is by David Szalay

All That Man Is

David Szalay with Sean Barrett (Narrator), Mark Meadows (Narrator)

13 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Nine men. Each of them at a different stage in life, each of them away from home, and each of them striving-in the suburbs of Prague, in an overdeveloped Alpine village, beside a Belgian motorway, in a dingy Cyprus hotel-to understand what it mean...

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Community Reviews Summary of 536 reviews

Moods

reflective 95%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 18%
adventurous 13%
dark 13%
tense 13%
funny 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 36%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 30% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 36% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.47

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