The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère

The Kingdom

Emmanuel Carrère with John Lambert

400 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The sensational international bestseller: an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told beforeCorinth, ancient Greece, two thousand years ago. An itinerant preacher, poor, wracked by illness, tells the story of a prophe...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 283 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

informative: 76%

challenging: 41%

emotional: 23%

inspiring: 23%

adventurous: 5%

funny: 5%

hopeful: 5%

lighthearted: 5%

mysterious: 5%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
27% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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