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749 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312426392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 14 November 2006
Description
It is 1789, and three young provincials have come to Paris to make their way. Georges-Jacques Danton, an ambitious young lawyer, is energetic, pragmatic, debt-ridden--and hugely but erotically ugly. Maximilien Robespierre, also a lawyer, is slight...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
dark 59%
emotional 53%
informative 52%
reflective 42%
sad 42%
funny 21%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual assaultMinor
Violence, Rape, Miscarriage
749 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312426392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 14 November 2006
Description
It is 1789, and three young provincials have come to Paris to make their way. Georges-Jacques Danton, an ambitious young lawyer, is energetic, pragmatic, debt-ridden--and hugely but erotically ugly. Maximilien Robespierre, also a lawyer, is slight...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
dark 59%
emotional 53%
informative 52%
reflective 42%
sad 42%
funny 21%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 27% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual assaultMinor
Violence, Rape, Miscarriage