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344 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307377326
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 July 2009
Description
Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,242 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
funny 33%
sad 32%
challenging 27%
inspiring 26%
hopeful 17%
dark 16%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
informative 3%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 41% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Alcoholism, Misogyny, AbandonmentMinor
Homophobia, Animal death, Fatphobia
344 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307377326
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 July 2009
Description
Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,242 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
funny 33%
sad 32%
challenging 27%
inspiring 26%
hopeful 17%
dark 16%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
informative 3%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 41% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Alcoholism, Misogyny, AbandonmentMinor
Homophobia, Animal death, Fatphobia