Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu

Solenoid

Mircea Cărtărescu

34 hours • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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A highly-acclaimed master work of fiction from Cărtărescu, author of Blinding: an existence (and eventually a cosmos) created by forking paths.Based on Cărtărescu's own role as a high school teacher, Solenoid begins with the mundane details of a d...

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Community Reviews

4.29
based on 489 reviews

Moods

challenging: 79%

reflective: 78%

dark: 72%

mysterious: 68%

emotional: 30%

sad: 18%

tense: 15%

adventurous: 10%

inspiring: 10%

funny: 6%

informative: 6%

hopeful: 4%

relaxing: 3%

Pace

12% of readers chose medium
87% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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