Against the Day by Vicente Campos, Thomas Pynchon
Against the Day

Vicente Campos, Thomas Pynchon

Against the Day

Vicente Campos, Thomas Pynchon

1085 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

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 One, 'Against the Day' moves from the labour troubles in Colorado to turn-of-the-century New York, to London and Gottingen, Venice and Vienna, and one ...

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Community Reviews

4.17
based on 667 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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