The Equestrienne by Uršuľa Kovalyk

The Equestrienne

Uršuľa Kovalyk with Peter Sherwood (Translator), Julia Sherwood (Translator)

80 pages first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction dark medium-paced

Description

It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of totalitarianism. Karolina, a teenage runaway who never knew her father and who grew up in an untraditional family full of strange women...

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Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%
hopeful 16%

Pace

medium 42%
slow 28%
fast 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.64

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