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480 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250214430
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 10 November 2020
Description
Makes Game of Thrones look like a nursery rhyme. --Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter " Alpsten] recounts this remarkable woman's colourful life and times. --Count Nikolai Tolstoy, historian and author Before t...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
tense 53%
informative 45%
adventurous 37%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
reflective 13%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 25% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assaultModerate
Miscarriage, War, Child death480 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250214430
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 10 November 2020
Description
Makes Game of Thrones look like a nursery rhyme. --Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter " Alpsten] recounts this remarkable woman's colourful life and times. --Count Nikolai Tolstoy, historian and author Before t...
Community Reviews Summary of 650 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
tense 53%
informative 45%
adventurous 37%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
reflective 13%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 25% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assaultModerate
Miscarriage, War, Child death