ACT OF OBLIVION by Robert Harris

ACT OF OBLIVION

Robert Harris

463 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous informative tense medium-paced
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1660. General Edward Whalley and his son-in-law Colonel William Goffe board a ship in London bound for the New World and an uncertain future in exile. They are wanted for the 1649 murder of King Charles I – a brazen execution that marked the culmi...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 1,030 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 85%

informative: 54%

tense: 52%

dark: 25%

emotional: 21%

reflective: 21%

sad: 15%

challenging: 13%

mysterious: 11%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
18% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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