The Issa Valley by Czesław Miłosz

The Issa Valley

Czesław Miłosz

304 pages first pub 1955 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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Thomas, the child-protagonist of The Issa Valley, is subject to both the contradictions of nature in this severe northern setting and sometimes enchanting, sometimes brutal timbre of village life. There are the deep pine and spruce forests, the gr...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 77 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

emotional: 42%

challenging: 28%

inspiring: 28%

dark: 14%

hopeful: 14%

informative: 14%

mysterious: 14%

relaxing: 14%

sad: 14%


Pace

16% of readers chose medium
83% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
16% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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