Super Sad True Love Story
by Gary Shteyngart
Taste attributes: science fictioncomedydramaromancefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.4 / 5
14 ratings
About This Book
From the New York Times review written by Michiko Kakutani, June 2010: "Gary Shteyngart’s wonderful new novel, “Super Sad True Love Story,” is a supersad, superfunny, superaffecting performance — a book that not only showcases the ebullient satiric gifts he demonstrated in his entertaining 2002 debut, “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook,” but that also uncovers his abilities to write deeply and movingly about love and...
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- Author
- Gary Shteyngart
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 334
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- Open Library
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