In Search of a Name by Marjolijn van Heemstra

In Search of a Name

Marjolijn van Heemstra

196 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
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This spellbinding and intimate novel explores the burden of legacy as a young woman wrestles with discoveries that contradict her great-uncle's supposed heroism during World War II. D says that a name always fits in the end, that a name is like a ...

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Community Reviews

3.52
based on 262 reviews

Moods

reflective: 70%

emotional: 66%

mysterious: 50%

informative: 25%

challenging: 20%

hopeful: 16%

adventurous: 12%

dark: 12%

inspiring: 12%

tense: 12%

sad: 8%

funny: 4%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
38% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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