640 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374706418
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
A magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted -- and divided -- family, set against the backdrop of postwar AmericaOn Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson's epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish émigré s...
Community Reviews Summary of 156 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 54%
challenging 45%
hopeful 27%
informative 27%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
tense 18%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Death, Hate crime
640 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374706418
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
A magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted -- and divided -- family, set against the backdrop of postwar AmericaOn Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson's epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish émigré s...
Community Reviews Summary of 156 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 54%
challenging 45%
hopeful 27%
informative 27%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
tense 18%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Death, Hate crime