Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead by Milan Kundera

Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead

Milan Kundera

48 pages first pub 2019 (view editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
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Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. A chance encounter leads a man to spend the afternoon with an older woman, now a widow, who escaped him fifte...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 202 reviews

Moods

reflective: 95%

emotional: 41%

sad: 19%

hopeful: 10%

challenging: 8%

dark: 8%

funny: 8%

tense: 8%

inspiring: 4%

mysterious: 4%

adventurous: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

56% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
5% of readers chose A mix
92% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

89% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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