Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess

Earthly Powers

Anthony Burgess

648 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics religion dark reflective slow-paced
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Anthony Burgess’s epic masterpiece revolves around a writer, Kenneth Marchal Toomey, and the man he is linked to through family ties, Carlo Campanati, an earthy Italian priest destined to become Pope. Toomey, now in his eighties, recalls the past....

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Community Reviews Summary of 108 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
adventurous 40%
funny 40%
informative 40%
inspiring 40%
tense 40%
lighthearted 20%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.12

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