310 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385531481
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 04 May 2010
Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND BOOKLIST Paris, 1815. Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has arrived to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes--only to realize that his letters of introductio...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
informative 75%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
ColonisationModerate
War, RacismMinor
Torture, Antisemitism
310 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385531481
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 04 May 2010
Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND BOOKLIST Paris, 1815. Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has arrived to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes--only to realize that his letters of introductio...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
informative 75%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ColonisationModerate
War, RacismMinor
Torture, Antisemitism