Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Briar Rose

Jane Yolen with Terri Windling

241 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult dark emotional sad slow-paced
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Jane Yolen's classic novel of memory, stories, and the Holocaust--now in a beautiful pocket-sized hardcover edition--is a powerful retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty that is "heartbreaking and heartwarming."An American Library Association...

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Moods

emotional 74%
dark 70%
sad 68%
reflective 34%
mysterious 32%
challenging 28%
informative 24%
adventurous 20%
tense 16%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 10%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 29%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 41% | Character: 33% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 45% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 8% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.77

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