Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

304 pages • first pub 1996 (view editions)

fiction historical literary reflective sad slow-paced
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Readers who savor slow, elegiac narratives that braid personal trauma with expansive historical memory will find themselves at home in this meditation on how language, landscape, and art can cauterize wounds the world insists on reopening.

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Athos and I stood together on deck and looked across the water at the bright city. From this distance no one would guess the turmoil that had torn apart Greece . The sea began to darken, and Athens, glowing in the distance, seemed to float on the ...

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3.83
based on 1,591 reviews

Moods

reflective: 84%

emotional: 74%

sad: 67%

dark: 51%

challenging: 50%

hopeful: 21%

informative: 21%

inspiring: 17%

mysterious: 8%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 5%

funny: 2%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
61% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

27% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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