Shyness and Dignity by Dag Solstad

Shyness and Dignity

Dag Solstad with Sverre Lyngstad (Translator)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

160 pages | first published 1994

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An Ibsen scholar falls desperately out of society—publication coinciding with Ibsen's 100th anniversary celebrationsIn front of him, twenty-nine young men and women about the age of eighteen who looked at him and returned his greeting. He asked th...
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Summary of 134 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
sad 40%
challenging 30%
emotional 30%
funny 20%
dark 10%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 36%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.59

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