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485 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743418263
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in seventeenth-century Denmark, Rose Tremain's dazzling, prize-winning tale is a pungently atmospheric, richly provocative, and masterfully orchestrated romance of point and counterpoint: loyalty and deception...tenderness and violence...commu...
Community Reviews Summary of 217 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 41%
informative 41%
tense 25%
adventurous 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 8%
sad 8%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
War, Violence, Sexual harassment
485 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743418263
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in seventeenth-century Denmark, Rose Tremain's dazzling, prize-winning tale is a pungently atmospheric, richly provocative, and masterfully orchestrated romance of point and counterpoint: loyalty and deception...tenderness and violence...commu...
Community Reviews Summary of 217 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 41%
informative 41%
tense 25%
adventurous 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 8%
sad 8%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
War, Violence, Sexual harassment