After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz

280 pages first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

What did we want? To begin with, we wanted what half the population had got by just being born. It’s 1895. Amid laundry and bruises, Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her – the man she has been forced to marry. U...

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Community Reviews Summary of 577 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
informative 61%
challenging 47%
inspiring 42%
emotional 36%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 14%
sad 11%
dark 6%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 3%
tense 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 36%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | N/A: 11% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 24% | No: 16% | N/A: 15%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9% | N/A: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 13%

Average rating

3.74

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