City by Alessandro Baricco

336 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

The author of the international bestseller Silk now delivers a ravishing and wildly inventive novel about friendship, genius and its discontents, and the redemptive power of narrative. Somewhere in America lives a brilliant boy named Gould, an int...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 238 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 66%

funny: 50%

mysterious: 50%

reflective: 50%

challenging: 33%

emotional: 16%

inspiring: 16%

sad: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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