The Emigrants by W.G. Sebald

The Emigrants

W.G. Sebald with Michael Hulse

237 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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At first The Emigrants appears simply to document the lives of four Jewish émigrés in the twentieth century. But gradually, as Sebald's precise, almost dreamlike prose begins to draw their stories, the four narrations merge into one overwhelming e...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 1,077 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 57%

sad: 52%

challenging: 50%

dark: 32%

informative: 18%

mysterious: 15%

relaxing: 12%

adventurous: 7%

inspiring: 2%

tense: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
3% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

18% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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