The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman

The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

Elif Batuman

304 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir challenging funny reflective slow-paced

Description

No one who read Elif Batuman’s first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it. “Babel in California” told the true story of various human destinies intersecting at Stanford University during a conference about the enigmatic writer Isaac Ba...

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Moods

funny 83%
informative 70%
reflective 50%
lighthearted 41%
challenging 29%
inspiring 29%
adventurous 25%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
emotional 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

medium 72%
slow 24%
fast 4%

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