The Great Fire: A Novel by Shirley Hazzard, Shirley Hazzard
The Great Fire: A Novel
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Shirley Hazzard, Shirley Hazzard
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The Great Fire: A Novel

Shirley Hazzard, Shirley Hazzard

337 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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The Great Fire is the winner of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction.A great writer's sweeping story of men and women struggling to reclaim their lives in the aftermath of world conflictThe Great Fire is Shirley Hazzard's first novel since The...

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Community Reviews

3.31
based on 426 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

emotional: 65%

challenging: 37%

sad: 34%

adventurous: 15%

hopeful: 15%

dark: 12%

tense: 3%

Pace

25% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

19% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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