The Conductor by Sarah Quigley

The Conductor

Sarah Quigley

300 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical music emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In June 1941, Nazi troops march on Leningrad and surround it. Hitler's plan is to shell, bomb, and starve the city into submission. Most of the cultural elite are evacuated early in the siege, but Dmitri Shostakovich, the most famous composer in R...

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Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews

Moods

sad 100%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.83

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