304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781842551844
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
There never was a story that was happy through and through. When writer Arthur Ransome leaves his unhappy marriage in England and moves to Russia to work as a journalist, he has little idea of the violent revolution about to erupt. Unwittingly, h...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
informative 57%
reflective 42%
sad 28%
tense 28%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781842551844
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
There never was a story that was happy through and through. When writer Arthur Ransome leaves his unhappy marriage in England and moves to Russia to work as a journalist, he has little idea of the violent revolution about to erupt. Unwittingly, h...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
informative 57%
reflective 42%
sad 28%
tense 28%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating