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576 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143012641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 29 January 2002
Description
Berger, son of the failed poet L.B. Berger, is in the grips of an obsession. The Gursky family with its colourful bootlegging history, its bizarre connections with the North and the Inuit, and its wildly eccentric relations, both fascinates and in...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
dark 40%
mysterious 40%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Graphic
Homophobia, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Antisemitism, Ableism, Addiction
576 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143012641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 29 January 2002
Description
Berger, son of the failed poet L.B. Berger, is in the grips of an obsession. The Gursky family with its colourful bootlegging history, its bizarre connections with the North and the Inuit, and its wildly eccentric relations, both fascinates and in...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
dark 40%
mysterious 40%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Pedophilia, RacismModerate
Antisemitism, Ableism, Addiction