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373 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393079579
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 15 April 2013
Description
The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles II, loved for his gift for turning sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his mind: has he bee...
Community Reviews Summary of 97 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
reflective 60%
informative 40%
lighthearted 40%
sad 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
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373 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393079579
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 15 April 2013
Description
The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles II, loved for his gift for turning sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his mind: has he bee...
Community Reviews Summary of 97 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
reflective 60%
informative 40%
lighthearted 40%
sad 40%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.