The Master by Colm Tóibín

The Master

Colm Tóibín

338 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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"Colm Tóibín's beautiful, subtle illumination of Henry James's inner life" (The New York Times) captures the loneliness and hope of a master of psychological subtlety whose forays into intimacy inevitably fail those he tried to love.Beautiful and ...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 938 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 43%

informative: 35%

sad: 33%

challenging: 28%

dark: 17%

inspiring: 14%

relaxing: 10%

mysterious: 8%

hopeful: 7%

funny: 5%

tense: 3%

adventurous: 1%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

18% of readers chose medium
81% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
1% of readers chose A mix
96% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

52% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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