Foe
by J. M. Coetzee
Taste attributes: dramahistoricaladventureslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA serious, slow-paced novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like patience over pace.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
1 rating
About This Book
While marooned on an island in the Atlantic, Sue Barton finds herself a character in a fiction novel. She spends a year with two other castaways, a mute Negro called Friday and Robinson Cruso.
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- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 160
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- Open Library
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