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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The short story is beautifully written and has poetic, powerful fragments about memory, and the passing of time. Yet, I found Kundera’s 1960s portrayal of women hard to read today.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A short story in every sense: one that takes place in under a day and mostly over a single conversation - and covers 40 small-format pages.
"Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead" concerns a 35 and 50 year old chancing upon each other after a one-night stand 20 years previously, their sense of self-image, their insecurities and desires - and what they think they need to feel in order to be fulfilled once this stage of their life is over.
The point of view alternates effectively from chapter-to-chapter in this brief but interesting 1960s Czechoslovakian encounter.
"Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead" concerns a 35 and 50 year old chancing upon each other after a one-night stand 20 years previously, their sense of self-image, their insecurities and desires - and what they think they need to feel in order to be fulfilled once this stage of their life is over.
The point of view alternates effectively from chapter-to-chapter in this brief but interesting 1960s Czechoslovakian encounter.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content
Minor: Grief
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Perfection.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes