Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck
Visitation
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Jenny Erpenbeck
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Visitation

Jenny Erpenbeck

190 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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A house on the forested bank of a Brandenburg lake outside Berlin (once belonging to Erpenbeck’s grandparents) is the focus of this compact, beautiful novel. Encompassing over one hundred years of German history, from the nineteenth century to the...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 929 reviews

Moods

reflective: 74%

sad: 51%

dark: 48%

challenging: 47%

emotional: 47%

mysterious: 18%

tense: 18%

informative: 17%

inspiring: 4%

adventurous: 2%

hopeful: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
49% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

9% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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