390 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781848872110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: 01 July 2010
Description
An international sensation, Sofi Oksanen's award-winning novel Purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone...
Community Reviews Summary of 971 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
emotional 50%
sad 40%
reflective 29%
informative 24%
challenging 22%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 43% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse
390 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781848872110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: 01 July 2010
Description
An international sensation, Sofi Oksanen's award-winning novel Purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone...
Community Reviews Summary of 971 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
emotional 50%
sad 40%
reflective 29%
informative 24%
challenging 22%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 43% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse