The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

The Empusium

Olga Tokarczuk

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The Nobelist’s latest masterwork, set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I, probes the horrors that lie beneath our most hallowed ideasSeptember 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for Gentleme...

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Community Reviews Summary of 179 reviews

Moods

mysterious 87%
dark 69%
reflective 58%
challenging 23%
tense 23%
emotional 14%
adventurous 12%
sad 12%
funny 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 39%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 31% | Yes: 24%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%

Average rating

4.08

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