Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone

Bread and Wine

The Abruzzo Cycle #2

Ignazio Silone

286 pages • first pub 1937 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Italy, 1938: a land deadened by dictatorship and deafened by propaganda for approaching war. This is the homeland to which Pietro Spina returns after fifteen years of exile. He is a revolutionary disguised as a priest, and he is on a mission for h...

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Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
informative 75%
emotional 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 25%
relaxing 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.66

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