Angels & Insects by A.S. Byatt

Angels & Insects

A.S. Byatt

11 hours, 13 minutes first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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In two breathtakingly accomplished novellas, A. S. Byatt explores the landscape of Victorian England, where science and spiritualism are both popular manias and domestic decorum coexists with brutality and perversion.In Morpho Eugenia, a shipwreck...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 714 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

dark: 47%

reflective: 47%

challenging: 43%

emotional: 34%

informative: 30%

tense: 30%

adventurous: 17%

inspiring: 13%

sad: 13%

hopeful: 8%


Pace

38% of readers chose medium
61% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

45% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

52% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

78% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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