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937 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843549154
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Since childhood, Erasmus has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable secular world, until the day that a higher power decides it is only thes...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,466 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
mysterious 63%
reflective 53%
informative 36%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 14%
tense 14%
funny 13%
emotional 8%
relaxing 4%
sad 3%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 73% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
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Graphic
DeathModerate
Violence, WarMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Genocide937 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843549154
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Since childhood, Erasmus has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable secular world, until the day that a higher power decides it is only thes...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,466 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
mysterious 63%
reflective 53%
informative 36%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 14%
tense 14%
funny 13%
emotional 8%
relaxing 4%
sad 3%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 73% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathModerate
Violence, WarMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Genocide