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475 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763672201
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 09 September 2014
Description
In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscrip...
Community Reviews Summary of 976 reviews
Moods
funny 68%
lighthearted 59%
mysterious 45%
hopeful 36%
emotional 27%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
reflective 13%
challenging 9%
sad 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 22% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ClassismModerate
Confinement, Mental illness, AbandonmentMinor
War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault
475 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763672201
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 09 September 2014
Description
In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscrip...
Community Reviews Summary of 976 reviews
Moods
funny 68%
lighthearted 59%
mysterious 45%
hopeful 36%
emotional 27%
dark 13%
inspiring 13%
reflective 13%
challenging 9%
sad 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 22% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ClassismModerate
Confinement, Mental illness, AbandonmentMinor
War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault