The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Slave

Isaac Bashevis Singer with Cecil Hemley (Translator)

311 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 225 reviews

Moods

reflective: 68%

sad: 68%

emotional: 63%

dark: 18%

informative: 18%

adventurous: 13%

challenging: 13%

hopeful: 13%

inspiring: 13%

mysterious: 9%

tense: 9%

funny: 4%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

21% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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