Isolde by Irina Vladimirovna Odoevtseva

Isolde

Irina Vladimirovna Odoevtseva with Irina Steinberg (Translator), Bryan Karetnyk (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1929 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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Readers who savor introspective, emotionally charged explorations of youth, exile, and the unraveling of societal constraints through a sharp, female lens will find this haunting classic compelling.

Description

The first English translation of a pioneering Russian writer: a hypnotically dark classic of love, deceit and wayward youth in ParisLeft to her own devices in Biarritz, fourteen-year-old Russian Liza meets an older English boy, Cromwell, on a beac...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 39 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

sad: 62%

mysterious: 50%

emotional: 37%

adventurous: 25%

challenging: 25%

reflective: 25%

tense: 25%

funny: 12%


Pace

50% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
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