184 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781910702604
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: Not specified
Description
1936: Dmitri Shostakovich, just thirty years old, reckons with the first of three conversations with power that will irrevocably shape his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has suddenly denounced the young composer’s latest opera. Certain h...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,024 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
dark 45%
sad 39%
emotional 37%
tense 33%
challenging 27%
inspiring 8%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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184 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781910702604
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: Not specified
Description
1936: Dmitri Shostakovich, just thirty years old, reckons with the first of three conversations with power that will irrevocably shape his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has suddenly denounced the young composer’s latest opera. Certain h...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,024 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
dark 45%
sad 39%
emotional 37%
tense 33%
challenging 27%
inspiring 8%
funny 6%
relaxing 6%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.