The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

The Paper Palace

Miranda Cowley Heller with Nan McNamara

12 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

'Tightly woven and immediate, The Paper Palace takes us deep into a vivid summer landscape, a family, and a private, longstanding love story, and holds us there from start to finish' Meg Wolitzer, bestselling author of The Wife and The Female Per...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,722 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 67%
dark 59%
sad 47%
challenging 30%
tense 25%
mysterious 13%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 29%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 28% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.79

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