The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar

Robert Alexander with Allen Lewis Rickman (Narrator)

8 hours, 54 minutes first pub 2003 (view editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perenni...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 1,362 reviews

Moods

sad: 78%

dark: 65%

emotional: 63%

tense: 57%

informative: 36%

mysterious: 34%

reflective: 31%

adventurous: 23%

challenging: 21%

hopeful: 10%

inspiring: 7%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

37% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
29% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

64% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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