The Annual Banquet of the Gravedigger's Guild by Mathias Enard

The Annual Banquet of the Gravedigger's Guild

Mathias Enard with Frank Wynne (Translator)

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective slow-paced
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To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the in...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 180 reviews

Moods

funny: 55%

reflective: 51%

challenging: 39%

mysterious: 29%

dark: 27%

informative: 25%

emotional: 18%

hopeful: 18%

adventurous: 15%

lighthearted: 13%

sad: 6%

inspiring: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
26% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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