304 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802139580
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 22 November 2002
Description
Called -elegantly, starkly beautiful- by The New York Times Book Review, The Siege is Helen Dunmore's masterpiece. Her canvas is monumental -- the Nazis' 1941 winter siege on Leningrad that killed six hundred thousand -- but her focus is heartrend...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 80%
challenging 53%
informative 46%
tense 46%
reflective 40%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 44%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, Death of parent
304 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802139580
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 22 November 2002
Description
Called -elegantly, starkly beautiful- by The New York Times Book Review, The Siege is Helen Dunmore's masterpiece. Her canvas is monumental -- the Nazis' 1941 winter siege on Leningrad that killed six hundred thousand -- but her focus is heartrend...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 80%
challenging 53%
informative 46%
tense 46%
reflective 40%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 44%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Death, Death of parent