El hospital de la transfiguracion by Stanisław Lem, Fernando Marías

El hospital de la transfiguracion

Stanisław Lem, Fernando Marías with Joanna Bardzinska (Translator)

336 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark reflective slow-paced
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It is 1939; the Nazis have occupied Poland. A young doctor disturbed by the fate of Poland joins the staff of an insane asylum only to find a world of pain and absurdity to match that outside. Translated by William Brand. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 79 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

challenging: 70%

sad: 70%

reflective: 50%

emotional: 30%

mysterious: 10%

tense: 10%


Pace

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

Plot or character driven?

75% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
12% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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