Great House by

Great House

with Alma Cuervo (Narrator), George Guidall (Narrator), Robert Ian McKenzie (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

From the internationally best-selling author of The History of Love comes this stunning novel. Great House follows the multiple owners of one writing desk and how the desk shapes their lives. A young novelist inherited the desk from a poet taken b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,204 reviews

Moods

emotional 70%
challenging 64%
reflective 58%
mysterious 47%
sad 47%
dark 29%
informative 11%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 25%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.42

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