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Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick

Heir to the Glimmering World

Cynthia Ozick

322 pages first pub 2004 (view editions)

fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
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Heir to the Glimmering World is ideal for readers who savor introspective, character-driven narratives exploring displacement and identity through richly layered relationships and historical upheaval.

Description

Cynthia Ozick is an American master at the height of her powers in Heir to the Glimmering World, a grand romantic novel of desire, fame, fanaticism, and unimaginable reversals of fortune. Ozick takes us to the outskirts of the Bronx in the 1930s, ...

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Community Reviews

3.07
based on 225 reviews

Moods

emotional: 66%

reflective: 66%

dark: 50%

challenging: 33%

sad: 33%

funny: 16%

informative: 16%

tense: 16%


Pace

14% of readers chose medium
85% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

42% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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