754 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781586420048
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication date: 08 February 2000
Description
History was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to wri...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
sad 86%
reflective 72%
challenging 54%
informative 45%
tense 45%
dark 40%
adventurous 22%
inspiring 18%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Character: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, RapeModerate
Drug abuse
754 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781586420048
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication date: 08 February 2000
Description
History was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to wri...
Community Reviews Summary of 196 reviews
Moods
sad 86%
reflective 72%
challenging 54%
informative 45%
tense 45%
dark 40%
adventurous 22%
inspiring 18%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Character: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, RapeModerate
Drug abuse