Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead

576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

A fictional female aviator and a disgraced actress cast to play her in a biopic decades later star in this historical fiction. Separated by time, but bound by ambition, neither will succumb to gravity or social convention.

Community Reviews

4.15
based on 10,748 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 93%

emotional: 63%

reflective: 55%

inspiring: 41%

sad: 30%

challenging: 24%

mysterious: 21%

hopeful: 20%

informative: 17%

dark: 16%

tense: 14%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
49% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

84% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

65% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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