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576 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679735908
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 1991
Description
Winner of England’s Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars researching the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,470 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
challenging 51%
emotional 44%
adventurous 22%
sad 14%
informative 13%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
dark 7%
hopeful 7%
funny 4%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 25% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Acephobia/ArophobiaModerate
Pregnancy, Biphobia, LesbophobiaMinor
Sexism, Racism, Terminal illness
576 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679735908
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 1991
Description
Winner of England’s Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars researching the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,470 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
challenging 51%
emotional 44%
adventurous 22%
sad 14%
informative 13%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
dark 7%
hopeful 7%
funny 4%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 25% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Acephobia/ArophobiaModerate
Pregnancy, Biphobia, LesbophobiaMinor
Sexism, Racism, Terminal illness