Isolde by Irina Vladimirovna Odoevtseva

Isolde

Irina Vladimirovna Odoevtseva with Bryan Karetnyk (Translator), Irina Steinberg (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The first English translation of a pioneering Russian writer: a hypnotically dark classic of love, deceit and wayward youth in ParisLeft to her own devices in Biarritz, fourteen-year-old Russian Liza meets an older English boy, Cromwell, on a beac...

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Community Reviews Summary of 19 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
sad 75%
mysterious 50%
challenging 25%
emotional 25%
reflective 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 50% | No: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.99

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