After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz with Joan Walker (Narrator)

6 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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It's 1895. Amid laundry and bruises, Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her – and who she has also been forced to marry. Unbroken, she determines to change her name; and her life, alongside it.1902. Romaine Brooks...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 2,390 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

informative: 58%

inspiring: 44%

challenging: 43%

emotional: 36%

hopeful: 27%

adventurous: 11%

sad: 11%

funny: 7%

dark: 5%

mysterious: 5%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

tense: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

13% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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