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The Children's Crusade by Henry Copley Greene, Marcel Schwob

kerryvaughan's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An IG post turned me onto Schwob and I am forever grateful. This was incredible. 

A crumb of a novella about the medieval legend of thousands of children who walked in a body across the land during the Crusades looking for the Holy Sepulcher and finding tragedy instead, either being sold into slavery or lost at sea. The language stays punchy and crisp even as the perspective switches between eight characters including a leper, two popes and the children themselves. This is bleak, touching, beautiful stuff. One chapter end nearly made me cry. 

So short you can read it in a hour and I strongly recommend you do. For me it was a perfect intro to an author who apparently influenced from under the radar several of the greats.

aclameiras's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

darklord's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

sofiaaalves's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

strange's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

pickashelf's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

piccoline's review against another edition

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5.0

A glittering dark density. Immaculate and terrible.