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240 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374117337
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Penkov's teeming stories accomplish in phrases what lesser writers take chapters to convey. . . . A collection of triumphs." ―Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles TimesA grandson tries to buy Lenin's corpse on eBay for his Communist grandfather. A...
Community Reviews Summary of 173 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
dark 50%
hopeful 40%
sad 40%
informative 30%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
challenging 10%
lighthearted 10%
mysterious 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 10%
Pace
fast 10%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374117337
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"Penkov's teeming stories accomplish in phrases what lesser writers take chapters to convey. . . . A collection of triumphs." ―Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles TimesA grandson tries to buy Lenin's corpse on eBay for his Communist grandfather. A...
Community Reviews Summary of 173 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
dark 50%
hopeful 40%
sad 40%
informative 30%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
challenging 10%
lighthearted 10%
mysterious 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 10%
Pace
fast 10%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.