Purge by Sofi Oksanen

Purge

Kvartetti #2

Sofi Oksanen with Sébastien Cagnoli (Translator)

429 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional tense slow-paced
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1992, fin de l’été en Estonie. L'Union soviétique s'effondre et la population fête le départ des Russes. Sauf la vieille Aliide, qui redoute les pillages et vit terrée dans sa ferme. Lorsqu’elle trouve dans son jardin Zara, une jeune femme que des...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,307 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 61%
emotional 49%
sad 41%
reflective 32%
challenging 28%
mysterious 25%
informative 20%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 26%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 43% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

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3.81

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