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314 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214506
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 November 2000
Description
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in an insignificant Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in...
Community Reviews Summary of 357 reviews
Moods
dark 78%
reflective 56%
mysterious 53%
tense 31%
sad 26%
funny 21%
emotional 14%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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314 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811214506
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 November 2000
Description
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in an insignificant Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in...
Community Reviews Summary of 357 reviews
Moods
dark 78%
reflective 56%
mysterious 53%
tense 31%
sad 26%
funny 21%
emotional 14%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.