Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon

Against the Day

Thomas Pynchon with Dick Hill (Narrator)

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fiction historical adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Spanning the period between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, this novel moves from the labor troubles in Colorado to turn-of-the-century New York, to London and Gottingen, Venice and Vienna, the Balkans, Centr...

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Community Reviews

4.17
based on 666 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 87%

challenging: 87%

funny: 82%

mysterious: 57%

reflective: 47%

emotional: 35%

dark: 32%

informative: 22%

hopeful: 15%

sad: 15%

tense: 12%

inspiring: 10%

lighthearted: 10%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
67% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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