The Thread by Victoria Hislop

The Thread

Victoria Hislop

400 pages first pub 2011 (view editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Thread suits readers who savor measured, emotionally resonant sagas tracing ordinary lives caught in the sweep of twentieth-century upheaval and who relish the quiet pull of inherited memory, cross-cultural identity, and enduring love amid historical trauma.

Description

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Mus...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 804 reviews

Moods

emotional: 84%

reflective: 61%

informative: 53%

sad: 53%

hopeful: 46%

inspiring: 30%

dark: 25%

tense: 23%

adventurous: 20%

challenging: 20%

relaxing: 10%

lighthearted: 5%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

12% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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