The Balkan Trilogy The Great Fortune,The Spoilt City,Friends and Heroes by Olivia Manning

The Balkan Trilogy The Great Fortune,The Spoilt City,Friends and Heroes

Fortunes of War #1-3

Olivia Manning

928 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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Living and working in Rumania, Guy and Harriet Pringle are forced to evacuate to Greece before the advance of the German army. This classic work of post-war fiction was made into a magnificent BBC television series starring Emma Thompson and Kenne...

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Community Reviews

4.1
based on 190 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 68%

emotional: 56%

reflective: 56%

informative: 43%

tense: 43%

sad: 37%

challenging: 31%

funny: 18%

dark: 12%

hopeful: 12%

inspiring: 6%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

91% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

91% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
75% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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