The Biographers Tale by A.S. Byatt

The Biographers Tale

A.S. Byatt

367 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging informative slow-paced
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of "Possession" comes an ingenious novel about love and literary sleuthing. Tantalizing, witty, and delightfully rueful, this paperback edition is the story of a disenchanted postgraduate student who decides to...

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Community Reviews

3.08
based on 191 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

challenging: 60%

informative: 60%

mysterious: 40%

adventurous: 30%


Pace

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30% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
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55% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
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