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352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307819598
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 April 2012
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
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Incest352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307819598
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 April 2012
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest