Kapo by Aleksandar Tišma
Kapo

Aleksandar Tišma

294 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction history literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A masterful novel, filled with stunning objectivity, that shows how fear can turn an ordinary man into a monster. Lamian, who survived Jasenovac and Auschwitz as a Kapo, a prisoner who served as a guard to save himself, attempts to resume his life...

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Community Reviews

4.25
based on 22 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

emotional: 62%

challenging: 50%

reflective: 50%

sad: 50%

tense: 50%

informative: 12%

mysterious: 12%


Pace

71% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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