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127 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224008174
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Publication date: 01 January 1981
Description
Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1972, The Energy of Slaves is Cohen's fifth collection, and one of his most controversial. A dark and intense book, described by one critic as "deliberately ugly, offensive, bitter, anti-romantic...
Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 75%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
mysterious 25%
tense 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Average rating
127 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224008174
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Publication date: 01 January 1981
Description
Originally published by McClelland & Stewart in 1972, The Energy of Slaves is Cohen's fifth collection, and one of his most controversial. A dark and intense book, described by one critic as "deliberately ugly, offensive, bitter, anti-romantic...
Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 75%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
mysterious 25%
tense 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Average rating