Le Palais de verre by Simon Mawer

Le Palais de verre

Simon Mawer with Céline Leroy (Translator)

633 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Tchécoslovaquie, fin des années 1920. Liesel tombe amoureuse de Viktor Landauer, héritier d’une riche famille juive. Les deux jeunes gens, qui fréquentent la haute société des années folles, rêvent d’une maison moderne. C’est à Venise qu’ils vont ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 329 reviews

Moods

emotional 92%
reflective 71%
sad 71%
informative 35%
challenging 28%
tense 28%
dark 21%
hopeful 21%
inspiring 21%
mysterious 7%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 46%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Character: 40%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%

Average rating

3.7

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