Lies and Sorcery by Elsa Morante

Lies and Sorcery

Elsa Morante with Jenny McPhee (Translator)

800 pages • first pub 1948 (editions) user-added

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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Elsa Morante is one of the great writers of the twentieth century—Natalia Ginzburg said she was the writer of her own generation that she admired most—and yet her work remains little known in the United States. Morante's celebrated first novel, Li...

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Community Reviews

4.11
based on 206 reviews

Moods

emotional: 62%

reflective: 54%

dark: 50%

sad: 50%

challenging: 45%

tense: 22%

mysterious: 20%

funny: 9%

adventurous: 5%

informative: 1%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

16% of readers chose medium
83% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
26% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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