Zorro by Isabel Allende

Zorro

Isabel Allende with Margaret Sayers Peden

677 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous tense medium-paced

Description

A child of two worlds the son of an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner and a Shoshone warrior woman young Diego de la Vega cannot silently bear the brutal injustices visited upon the helpless in late-eighteenth-century California. ...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
lighthearted 34%
emotional 21%
funny 21%
hopeful 21%
mysterious 21%
tense 21%
inspiring 13%
reflective 13%
dark 8%
challenging 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%

Pace

medium 76%
slow 16%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 27% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 17%

Average rating

3.64

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