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742 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The First Circle of Dante's Hell - where the souls of the pre-Christian philosophers are doomed to exist throughout eternity - stands in this novel as a metaphor for certain penal institutions of Stalin's Russia. Set in Moscow during a three-day p...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 63%
tense 45%
emotional 36%
informative 27%
funny 18%
sad 18%
hopeful 9%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
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742 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The First Circle of Dante's Hell - where the souls of the pre-Christian philosophers are doomed to exist throughout eternity - stands in this novel as a metaphor for certain penal institutions of Stalin's Russia. Set in Moscow during a three-day p...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 63%
tense 45%
emotional 36%
informative 27%
funny 18%
sad 18%
hopeful 9%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.