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256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141188362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 27 March 2007
Description
"The narrator, a young middle-class Jew in the Italian city of Ferrara, has long been fascinated from afar by the Finzi-Continis, a wealthy and aristocratic Jewish family, and especially by their daughter Micol. But it is not until 1938 that he is...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 61%
dark 21%
informative 21%
challenging 17%
tense 8%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slursModerate
Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, GenocideMinor
Deportation, Death
256 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141188362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 27 March 2007
Description
"The narrator, a young middle-class Jew in the Italian city of Ferrara, has long been fascinated from afar by the Finzi-Continis, a wealthy and aristocratic Jewish family, and especially by their daughter Micol. But it is not until 1938 that he is...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 61%
dark 21%
informative 21%
challenging 17%
tense 8%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slursModerate
Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, GenocideMinor
Deportation, Death