Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

Mercury Pictures Presents

Anthony Marra

14 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Like many before her, Maria Lagana has come to Hollywood to outrun her past. Born in Rome, where every Sunday her father took her to the cinema instead of church, Maria immigrates with her mother to Los Angeles after a childhood transgression lead...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 1,758 reviews

Moods

emotional: 68%

reflective: 67%

sad: 35%

informative: 34%

funny: 31%

hopeful: 29%

challenging: 27%

adventurous: 23%

inspiring: 19%

tense: 11%

dark: 10%

mysterious: 5%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

73% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

88% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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