Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fall On Your Knees

Ann-Marie MacDonald

566 pages • first pub 1996 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

Description

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best BookFollowing the curves of history in the first half of the twentieth century, Fall On Your Knees takes us from haunted Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, through the battle fields of World War One...

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Moods

dark 93%
emotional 78%
sad 72%
reflective 42%
challenging 39%
tense 37%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 9%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 36%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 26%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 22% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 73% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.91

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