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184 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140074482
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 08 January 1985
Description
From author of Waiting for the Barbarians and Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee. In a South Africa turned by war, Michael K. sets out to take his ailing mother back to her rural home. On the way there she dies, leaving him alone in an anarchic world...
Community Reviews Summary of 988 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
sad 61%
challenging 53%
emotional 48%
adventurous 24%
tense 18%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 12%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 36% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Eating disorderModerate
Racism, Confinement, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexual content, War
184 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140074482
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 08 January 1985
Description
From author of Waiting for the Barbarians and Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee. In a South Africa turned by war, Michael K. sets out to take his ailing mother back to her rural home. On the way there she dies, leaving him alone in an anarchic world...
Community Reviews Summary of 988 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
sad 61%
challenging 53%
emotional 48%
adventurous 24%
tense 18%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 12%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 36% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Eating disorderModerate
Racism, Confinement, Animal crueltyMinor
Sexual content, War