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208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802161444
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Publication date: 07 November 2023
Description
Paul Auster's brilliant eighteenth novel opens with a scorched pot of water, which Sy Baumgartner -- phenomenologist, noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor - has just forgotten on the stove.Baumgartner's life had been defined b...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 43%
hopeful 27%
funny 20%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 13%
dark 7%
challenging 6%
mysterious 3%
tense 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Average rating
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208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802161444
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Publication date: 07 November 2023
Description
Paul Auster's brilliant eighteenth novel opens with a scorched pot of water, which Sy Baumgartner -- phenomenologist, noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor - has just forgotten on the stove.Baumgartner's life had been defined b...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 43%
hopeful 27%
funny 20%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 13%
dark 7%
challenging 6%
mysterious 3%
tense 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%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.