Het huis van de namen by Colm Tóibín, Anneke Bok

Het huis van de namen

Colm Tóibín, Anneke Bok

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous reflective slow-paced

Description

‘Ik ben vertrouwd met de geur van de dood,’ zo begint Klytaimnestra haar verhaal. Haar man Agamemnon is jaren geleden met zijn leger naar Troje vertrokken, zij heerst nu over Mycene. Samen met haar minnaar beraamt ze de moord op Agamemnon. Hier ve...

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Moods

dark 80%
tense 44%
reflective 38%
sad 34%
emotional 31%
adventurous 29%
challenging 17%
mysterious 14%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 42%
medium 42%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 49% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.43

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