The Slaughterman's Daughter: The Avenging of Mende Speismann at the Hands of Her Sister Fanny by Yaniv Iczkovits, Orr Scharf

The Slaughterman's Daughter: The Avenging of Mende Speismann at the Hands of Her Sister Fanny

Yaniv Iczkovits, Orr Scharf

432 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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An epic historical adventure novel—FIDDLER ON THE ROOF meets Tarantino—set in the Pale of Settlement during the final years of the Russian Empire.The townsfolk of Motal, a small town in the Pale of Settlement where nothing extraordinary ever happe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 18 reviews

Moods

adventurous 77%
emotional 55%
tense 55%
challenging 44%
mysterious 44%
funny 33%
dark 22%
reflective 22%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 30%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 71% | Character: 28%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

4.0

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