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352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679751342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 March 1994
Description
In these breathtaking novellas, A.S. Byatt returns to the territory she explored in Possession the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion....
Community Reviews Summary of 453 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
dark 46%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 15%
informative 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 88% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating
352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679751342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 March 1994
Description
In these breathtaking novellas, A.S. Byatt returns to the territory she explored in Possession the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion....
Community Reviews Summary of 453 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
dark 46%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 15%
informative 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 88% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating