216 pages • first pub 1858 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781434117526
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Waking Lion Press
Publication date: 30 July 2008
Description
"I was dead, and right content," the narrator says in the penultimate chapter of Phantastes. C.S. Lewis said that upon reading this astonishing 19th-century fairy tale he "had crossed a great frontier," and numerous others both before and since ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 561 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
mysterious 58%
challenging 33%
hopeful 25%
dark 19%
emotional 19%
relaxing 13%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%
lighthearted 8%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 26% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 32% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault
216 pages • first pub 1858 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781434117526
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Waking Lion Press
Publication date: 30 July 2008
Description
"I was dead, and right content," the narrator says in the penultimate chapter of Phantastes. C.S. Lewis said that upon reading this astonishing 19th-century fairy tale he "had crossed a great frontier," and numerous others both before and since ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 561 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
mysterious 58%
challenging 33%
hopeful 25%
dark 19%
emotional 19%
relaxing 13%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%
lighthearted 8%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 26% | Plot: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 32% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault