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964 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593087480
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The Nobel Prize–winner’s richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.In the mid-eighteenth century, as new id...
Community Reviews Summary of 744 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
informative 55%
mysterious 36%
adventurous 27%
dark 22%
emotional 14%
sad 7%
tense 6%
funny 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 39% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 41% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Child death, Abortion, DeathMinor
Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy
964 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593087480
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The Nobel Prize–winner’s richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.In the mid-eighteenth century, as new id...
Community Reviews Summary of 744 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
informative 55%
mysterious 36%
adventurous 27%
dark 22%
emotional 14%
sad 7%
tense 6%
funny 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 39% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 41% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Child death, Abortion, DeathMinor
Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy