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256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 499 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 62%
dark 56%
challenging 52%
inspiring 9%
tense 7%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 29% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Child death, Death, Genocide256 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811221924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 11 November 2014
Description
The End of Days, by acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of an unnamed woman protagonist. How could it all have gone differently? the narrator asks in the intermezzos betw...
Community Reviews Summary of 499 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 62%
dark 56%
challenging 52%
inspiring 9%
tense 7%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 43% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 29% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Genocide