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349 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781524711658
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 03 September 2019
Description
At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,846 reviews
Moods
adventurous 47%
emotional 45%
informative 45%
reflective 25%
tense 25%
sad 23%
dark 16%
inspiring 14%
challenging 12%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Homophobia, Miscarriage, InfidelityMinor
Death, Suicide, Lesbophobia
349 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781524711658
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 03 September 2019
Description
At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,846 reviews
Moods
adventurous 47%
emotional 45%
informative 45%
reflective 25%
tense 25%
sad 23%
dark 16%
inspiring 14%
challenging 12%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Homophobia, Miscarriage, InfidelityMinor
Death, Suicide, Lesbophobia