This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud
Literary Fiction
This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud
—· 448 p· 2024
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Overview
About
An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest contemporary novelists.
Pages
448
Norton & Company Limited, W. W.
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
—
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Reader feel
Prose9
Family Saga Scope9
Emotional depth8
Narration8
Historical Texture8
Worldbuilding6
Pacing6
Plot twists5
My journey
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