The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère

The Kingdom

Emmanuel Carrère with John Lambert

382 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The sensational international bestseller: an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told beforeCorinth, ancient Greece, two thousand years ago. An itinerant preacher, poor, wracked by illness, tells the story of a prophe...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
informative 75%
challenging 37%
inspiring 25%
emotional 12%
mysterious 12%

Pace

slow 87%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 42% | A mix: 28% | N/A: 28%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%

Average rating

3.93

See all reviews...

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.