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553 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400079322
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 June 2005
Description
In his first novel since Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Berni res creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwest...
Community Reviews Summary of 460 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
sad 80%
informative 57%
challenging 52%
dark 23%
funny 23%
adventurous 19%
inspiring 19%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%Average rating
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Rape, Violence, War
553 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400079322
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 June 2005
Description
In his first novel since Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Berni res creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwest...
Community Reviews Summary of 460 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
sad 80%
informative 57%
challenging 52%
dark 23%
funny 23%
adventurous 19%
inspiring 19%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Violence, War