Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathModerate
Sexual content, MurderMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, SlaveryCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1158 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
adventurous 41%
emotional 39%
informative 33%
sad 25%
funny 20%
inspiring 20%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 8%
tense 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 33% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
360 pages | first published 1982
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ISBN/UID: 9780156005203
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 16 October 1998
Description
From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. Portugal, 1711: ...Book Information
360 pages | first published 1982
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ISBN/UID: 9780156005203
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 16 October 1998
Description
From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. Portugal, 1711: ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DeathModerate
Sexual content, MurderMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, SlaveryCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1158 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
adventurous 41%
emotional 39%
informative 33%
sad 25%
funny 20%
inspiring 20%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 8%
tense 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 33% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating