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missing page info • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441774316
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1997
Description
In 16th-century Spain, everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition, as they have a well-known tendency to cart people off to their dungeons on trumped-up charges. What 5-year-old Mendoza, on the brink of being tortured as a Jew, is totally unprepare...
Community Reviews Summary of 639 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
funny 42%
lighthearted 42%
reflective 42%
adventurous 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
tense 14%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%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
Moderate
AntisemitismMinor
Racism
missing page info • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441774316
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1997
Description
In 16th-century Spain, everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition, as they have a well-known tendency to cart people off to their dungeons on trumped-up charges. What 5-year-old Mendoza, on the brink of being tortured as a Jew, is totally unprepare...
Community Reviews Summary of 639 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
funny 42%
lighthearted 42%
reflective 42%
adventurous 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
tense 14%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%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
Moderate
AntisemitismMinor
Racism