A Simple Scale by David Llewellyn

A Simple Scale

David Llewellyn

248 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced

Description

A single piece of music starts a story that takes us from Soviet Russia and McCarthyite Hollywood to post-9/11 New York. A single piece of music, and two composers – one American, the other Soviet – but which of them wrote it? How did their lives ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 22 reviews

Moods

sad 71%
dark 57%
emotional 57%
challenging 42%
mysterious 42%
reflective 42%
informative 28%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.81

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