754 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
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Language: English
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Description
History was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to wri...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
sad 92%
reflective 69%
tense 61%
challenging 46%
informative 46%
dark 38%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 23%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, RapeModerate
Drug abuse
754 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
History was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to wri...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
sad 92%
reflective 69%
tense 61%
challenging 46%
informative 46%
dark 38%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 23%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, RapeModerate
Drug abuse