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454 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099268558
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
Set in seventeenth-century Denmark, Rose Tremain's dazzling, prize-winning tale is a pungently atmospheric, richly provocative, and masterfully orchestrated romance of point and counterpoint: loyalty and deception...tenderness and violence...commu...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
emotional 38%
informative 38%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
dark 15%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 7%
sad 7%
Pace
medium 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
War, Violence, Sexual harassment454 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099268558
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
Set in seventeenth-century Denmark, Rose Tremain's dazzling, prize-winning tale is a pungently atmospheric, richly provocative, and masterfully orchestrated romance of point and counterpoint: loyalty and deception...tenderness and violence...commu...
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
challenging 46%
emotional 38%
informative 38%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
dark 15%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 7%
sad 7%
Pace
medium 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
War, Violence, Sexual harassment