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430 pages • first pub 1405 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books /Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1990
Description
Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine has a dreamlik...
Community Reviews Summary of 486 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
inspiring 48%
challenging 45%
sad 12%
dark 9%
funny 9%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 54% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 18% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 38% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, TortureModerate
Rape, Religious bigotry, SuicideMinor
Racism, Antisemitism, Child death430 pages • first pub 1405 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books /Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1990
Description
Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine has a dreamlik...
Community Reviews Summary of 486 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
inspiring 48%
challenging 45%
sad 12%
dark 9%
funny 9%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 54% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 18% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 38% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, TortureModerate
Rape, Religious bigotry, SuicideMinor
Racism, Antisemitism, Child death