The Ten Thousand Things by Maria Dermoût
The Ten Thousand Things

Maria Dermoût

The Ten Thousand Things

Maria Dermoût

244 pages first pub 1955 (view editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
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In Wild, Cheryl Strayed writes of The Ten Thousand Things Each of Dermo t's sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger, depicting a far-off land that felt to me like the blood of all the places I used to love." And it's true, The Ten Thousand...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 145 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 69%

emotional: 61%

sad: 61%

reflective: 53%

dark: 38%

adventurous: 30%

hopeful: 23%

inspiring: 23%

challenging: 15%

tense: 7%


Pace

41% of readers chose medium
58% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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