The Notebook by Ágota Kristóf

The Notebook

The Book of Lies - Twins Trilogy #1

Ágota Kristóf

183 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark sad fast-paced
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With icy dispassion, first novelist Kristof, herself a refugee of war, spins a modern-day fable set in Eastern Europe during WW II. It records, in the form of a notebook written by two small boys, the nightmarish ordeal of twins brought by their m...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 1,098 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

sad: 47%

challenging: 40%

emotional: 36%

reflective: 26%

tense: 26%

mysterious: 19%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 6%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

62% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

53% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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