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412 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553575262
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted—by murder.Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who tr...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
informative 44%
adventurous 22%
challenging 22%
dark 22%
reflective 11%
Pace
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism
412 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553575262
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted—by murder.Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who tr...
Community Reviews Summary of 248 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
informative 44%
adventurous 22%
challenging 22%
dark 22%
reflective 11%
Pace
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 83% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism