History by Elsa Morante

History

La Storia #1-2

Elsa Morante with William Weaver (Translator), Lily Tuck

754 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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History was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to wri...

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Community Reviews

4.22
based on 576 reviews

Moods

emotional: 86%

sad: 83%

reflective: 63%

dark: 42%

challenging: 40%

informative: 31%

tense: 31%

adventurous: 14%

inspiring: 11%

hopeful: 4%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
65% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
37% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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