Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

304 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective sad slow-paced

Description

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Lannan Literary Fiction Award Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award In 1940 a boy bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from the soldiers who murd...

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Community Reviews Summary of 762 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
emotional 75%
sad 61%
challenging 52%
dark 50%
inspiring 22%
informative 19%
hopeful 16%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 37% | No: 22%

Average rating

3.81

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