nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced

1041 pages | first published 1564

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The dazzling and exuberant moral stories of Rabelais (c.1471-1553) expose human follies with their mischievous and often obscene humour, while intertwining the realistic with carnivalesque fantasy to make us look afresh at the world.Gargantua depi...
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Summary of 325 reviews

Moods

funny 85%
lighthearted 85%
challenging 71%
adventurous 57%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
relaxing 14%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

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3.21

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