Purge by Sofi Oksanen

Purge

Kvartetti #2

Sofi Oksanen with Lola Rogers (Translator)

388 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional tense slow-paced
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An international sensation, Sofi Oksanen's award-winning novel Purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,293 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 64%
emotional 48%
sad 40%
reflective 32%
challenging 26%
mysterious 26%
informative 19%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 26%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.8

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