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257 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590172629
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 15 April 2008
Description
The post-office girl is Christine, who looks after her ailing mother and toils in a provincial Austrian post office in the years just after the Great War. One afternoon, as she is dozing among the official forms and stamps, a telegraph arrives add...
Community Reviews Summary of 507 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
emotional 59%
reflective 57%
tense 34%
challenging 16%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
funny 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 34% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicidal thoughts
257 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590172629
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 15 April 2008
Description
The post-office girl is Christine, who looks after her ailing mother and toils in a provincial Austrian post office in the years just after the Great War. One afternoon, as she is dozing among the official forms and stamps, a telegraph arrives add...
Community Reviews Summary of 507 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
emotional 59%
reflective 57%
tense 34%
challenging 16%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
funny 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 34% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicidal thoughts