La moglie del colonnello by Ingrid Basso, Rosa Liksom

La moglie del colonnello

Ingrid Basso, Rosa Liksom with Delfina Sessa (Translator)

221 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In the final twilit moments of her life, an elderly woman looks back on her years in the thrall of fascism and Nazism. Both her authoritarian tendencies and her ecstatic engagement with the natural world are vividly and terrifyingly evoked in The ...

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Moods

reflective 100%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
sad 50%

Pace

medium 83%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 40%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.43

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