Book by Robert Grudin

272 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

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Book by Robert Grudin is a great fit for readers who enjoy clever, humorous, and satirical takes on academia, literature, and contemporary culture, and are looking for a lighthearted, entertaining read that pokes fun at the absurdities of intellectual life.

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The English department at the University of Washagon is in a uproar. Professor Adam Snell - humanist, scholar, gadfly and faculty pariah - has disappeared without a trace. Stranger still, all copies of his obscure but brilliant novel, Sovrana Sost...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 37 reviews

Moods

funny: 100%

lighthearted: 66%

mysterious: 66%

adventurous: 33%

challenging: 33%


Pace

100% of readers chose medium
medium

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

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