The Twelve Chairs by John H.C. Richardson, Maurice Friedberg, Yevgeny Petrov, Ilya Ilf

The Twelve Chairs

Ostap Bender #1

John H.C. Richardson, Maurice Friedberg, Yevgeny Petrov, Ilya Ilf

395 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

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Ostap Bender is an unemployed con artist living by his wits in postrevolutionary Soviet Russia. He joins forces with Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, a former nobleman who has returned to his hometown to find a cache of missing jewels which were ...

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Community Reviews

4.16
based on 922 reviews

Moods

funny: 90%

adventurous: 85%

lighthearted: 35%

relaxing: 15%

challenging: 12%

reflective: 10%

informative: 7%

mysterious: 7%

emotional: 5%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

tense: 2%

Pace

30% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

46% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

63% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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