Possession
by A. S. Byatt
Taste attributes: romancemysterydramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemslove conquers alltroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an unhurried, fresh romance novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Winner of England’s Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year, Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian poets.
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- Author
- A. S. Byatt
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 528
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