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Call It Sleep

Name: Call It Sleep
Author: Henry Roth

by Henry Roth

1934•Drama•544 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, moving novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.0 / 5

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About This Book

First published in 1934, and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, this is a novel of Jewish life full of the pain and honesty of family relationships.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

ImmigrantsJewsBoysImmigrants in fictionBoys in fictionJewish familiesJewish families in fictionJews in fiction

Details

Author: Henry Roth
Published: 1934
Pages: 544
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Source: Open Library

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