Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

294 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective sad slow-paced

Description

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Lannan Literary Fiction Award Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award   In 1940 a boy bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from the soldiers who mur...

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Community Reviews Summary of 838 reviews

Moods

reflective 85%
emotional 71%
sad 61%
challenging 54%
dark 50%
hopeful 19%
informative 19%
inspiring 19%
mysterious 4%
tense 4%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 43% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 24%

Average rating

3.79

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