Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugrešić

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Dubravka Ugrešić with Ellen Elias-Bursać (Translator)

336 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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According to Slavic myth, Baba Yaga is a witch who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. In Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, internationally acclaimed writer Dubravka Ugresic takes the timeless legend and spins it into a fresh a...

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Community Reviews

3.58
based on 392 reviews

Moods

reflective: 65%

informative: 55%

funny: 53%

challenging: 36%

mysterious: 32%

emotional: 30%

dark: 18%

adventurous: 16%

lighthearted: 16%

inspiring: 12%

sad: 12%

hopeful: 10%

relaxing: 4%

tense: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
44% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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