352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679751342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 March 1994
Description
In these breathtaking novellas, A.S. Byatt returns to the territory she explored in Possession the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion....
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 37%
emotional 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
adventurous 12%
informative 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
352 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679751342
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 March 1994
Description
In these breathtaking novellas, A.S. Byatt returns to the territory she explored in Possession the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias, and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion....
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 37%
emotional 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
adventurous 12%
informative 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating