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239 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807615140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: George Braziller
Publication date: 17 May 2003
Description
A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to Marie Antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the French court of Versailles, when Louis XVI's magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution. Now ex...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
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dark 50%
emotional 50%
informative 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 25%
funny 25%
inspiring 25%
reflective 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
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Moderate
Classism, ViolenceMinor
Child death, Death of parent, Racism
239 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807615140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: George Braziller
Publication date: 17 May 2003
Description
A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to Marie Antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the French court of Versailles, when Louis XVI's magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution. Now ex...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
emotional 50%
informative 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 25%
funny 25%
inspiring 25%
reflective 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Classism, ViolenceMinor
Child death, Death of parent, Racism