The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

The Children's Book

A.S. Byatt

617 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced

Description

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it availabl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 949 reviews

Moods

emotional 60%
reflective 57%
sad 45%
challenging 42%
informative 36%
adventurous 33%
dark 30%
mysterious 24%
inspiring 15%
lighthearted 15%
hopeful 12%
funny 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 6%

Pace

slow 79%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 42% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.62

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