Fatelessness by Imre Kertész

Fatelessness

The Holocaust

Imre Kertész with Tim Wilkinson (Translator)

262 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without any particular malice, placed on a train to Auschwitz. He does not understand the reason for his fate. He doesn’t particularly think of himself as Je...

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Community Reviews Summary of 280 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
emotional 63%
reflective 63%
challenging 57%
sad 52%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
informative 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 31% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 57% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 7%

Average rating

3.85

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