Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

296 pages first pub 1996 (view editions) user-added

fiction historical literary reflective sad slow-paced
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In 1940 a boy bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from the soldiers who murdered his family. His name is Jakob Beer. He is only seven years old. And although by all rights he should have shared the fa...

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Community Reviews

3.82
based on 1,518 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 74%

sad: 65%

challenging: 50%

dark: 50%

informative: 20%

hopeful: 19%

inspiring: 19%

mysterious: 8%

tense: 7%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 2%


Pace

37% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

27% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

37% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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