965 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593087480
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The Nobel Prize–winner’s richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.In the mid-eighteenth century, as new id...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
informative 60%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 24%
dark 18%
emotional 10%
sad 8%
funny 4%
inspiring 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 36% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, DeathModerate
AbortionMinor
Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
965 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593087480
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The Nobel Prize–winner’s richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise and fall of a mysterious, messianic religious leader as he blazes his way across eighteenth-century Europe.In the mid-eighteenth century, as new id...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
informative 60%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 24%
dark 18%
emotional 10%
sad 8%
funny 4%
inspiring 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 36% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, DeathModerate
AbortionMinor
Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship