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192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780141973135
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd - Penguin
Publication date: 31 January 2013
Description
In these dark, dreamlike love stories with a twist, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya tells of strange encounters in claustrophobic communal apartments, ill-fated holiday romances, office trysts, schoolgirl crushes, tentative courtships, rampant infidelity,...
Community Reviews Summary of 318 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
sad 47%
emotional 38%
funny 33%
challenging 19%
mysterious 19%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 41%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 43% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuseModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780141973135
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd - Penguin
Publication date: 31 January 2013
Description
In these dark, dreamlike love stories with a twist, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya tells of strange encounters in claustrophobic communal apartments, ill-fated holiday romances, office trysts, schoolgirl crushes, tentative courtships, rampant infidelity,...
Community Reviews Summary of 318 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
sad 47%
emotional 38%
funny 33%
challenging 19%
mysterious 19%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 41%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 43% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuseModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault