The Savage Garden by Mark Mills

The Savage Garden

Mark Mills

402 pages first pub 2007 (editions) user-added

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Young Cambridge scholar Adam Banting is in Tuscany, assigned to write a scholarly monograph about the famous Docci garden—a mysterious world of statues, grottoes, meandering rills, and classical inscriptions. As his research deepens, Adam comes to...

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Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
dark 44%
adventurous 33%
reflective 33%
emotional 11%
funny 11%
informative 11%
tense 11%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 22%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.38

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