The Book of Esther by Emily Barton

The Book of Esther

Emily Barton

432 pages first pub 2016 (view editions)

fiction historical speculative fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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What if an empire of Jewish warriors that really existed in the Middle Ages had never fallen—and was the only thing standing between Hitler and his conquest of Russia? Eastern Europe, August 1942. The Khazar kaganate, an isolated nation of Turkic ...

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Community Reviews

3.36
based on 120 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 90%

challenging: 30%

informative: 30%

reflective: 30%

tense: 30%

dark: 20%

mysterious: 20%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
71% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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