Snow by Orhan Pamuk

Snow

Orhan Pamuk with Maureen Freely (Translator)

460 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced

Description

The Nobel Prize-winner's second novel to appear in an Everyman edition is a spellbinding story of a poet seeking his lost love in a remote Turkish town riven by religious conflict and cut off from the world by a blizzard. Returning to Turkey from ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,391 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
dark 54%
challenging 49%
emotional 37%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 31%
informative 23%
adventurous 7%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 30%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 34% | No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 48% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 55% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.44

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