Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier

Explosion in a Cathedral

Alejo Carpentier

454 pages first pub 1962 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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The first new English translation in sixty years of the most important Cuban novelist of the twentieth century's rousing historical novel about a French pirate who led the campaign to take back the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe from the British, ...

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 148 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 85%

reflective: 64%

challenging: 42%

informative: 42%

dark: 28%

emotional: 14%

sad: 14%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 7%

mysterious: 7%

relaxing: 7%

tense: 7%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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