The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr

The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War

Howard Bahr

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

At twenty-six, Bushrod Carter is already an old soldier, a veteran of all his regiment's campaigns since Shiloh. Now, on an Indian summer afternoon in 1864, Bushrod finds himself in the line of battle once again, on a plain below the obscure villa...

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Moods

dark 100%
emotional 100%
sad 100%
challenging 50%
inspiring 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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3.89

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