After Sappho: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 by Selby Wynn Schwartz

After Sappho: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022

Selby Wynn Schwartz

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

It’s 1895. Amid laundry and bruises, Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her – and who she has also been forced to marry. Unbroken, she determines to change her name; and her life, alongside it. 1902. Romaine Broo...

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Moods

reflective 73%
informative 58%
challenging 46%
inspiring 43%
emotional 36%
hopeful 26%
adventurous 13%
sad 12%
dark 6%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 4%
tense 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 32%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 9% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 24% | No: 16% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 48% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 11%

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3.71

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