Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens

Briefly, A Delicious Life

Nell Stevens

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Briefly, A Delicious Life tells the story of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand’s brief and mostly disastrous stay in an empty monastery in Valldemossa in Mallorca in 1838.The novel is narrated by Blanca, the ghost of a girl who has been at the monas...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 3,228 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

emotional: 65%

sad: 39%

mysterious: 30%

dark: 26%

funny: 21%

hopeful: 17%

adventurous: 16%

tense: 10%

challenging: 8%

inspiring: 7%

lighthearted: 5%

relaxing: 4%

informative: 2%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

38% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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