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308 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307390615
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 July 2009
Description
In this ambitious novel of madness and release, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Doris Lessing imagines the fantastical "inner-space" life of an amnesiac.Charles Watkins, a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, has suffered a breakdown, ...
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Moods
challenging: 95%
reflective: 76%
mysterious: 61%
adventurous: 23%
dark: 23%
emotional: 19%
tense: 19%
inspiring: 9%
sad: 9%
funny: 4%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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Mental illness, BloodModerate
Violence, War
308 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307390615
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 July 2009
Description
In this ambitious novel of madness and release, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Doris Lessing imagines the fantastical "inner-space" life of an amnesiac.Charles Watkins, a Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, has suffered a breakdown, ...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 95%
reflective: 76%
mysterious: 61%
adventurous: 23%
dark: 23%
emotional: 19%
tense: 19%
inspiring: 9%
sad: 9%
funny: 4%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, BloodModerate
Violence, War