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Letters from Rifka

Name: Letters from Rifka
Author: Karen Hesse

by Karen Hesse

1992•Family•148 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramawholesomerealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clashall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted family novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyHistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clashAll consuming quest

Subjects

Emigration and immigrationLettersJews in fictionJewsCousinsCourage in girlsJewish girlsVoyages and travels

Details

Author: Karen Hesse
Published: 1992
Pages: 148
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Source: Open Library

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