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224 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784877446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
From the author of the 2007 Orange Prize finalist A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers comes a wholly original and thoroughly captivating coming-of-age story that follows a bright, impassioned young woman as she rushes headlong into the...
Community Reviews Summary of 586 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
funny 27%
sad 24%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
relaxing 16%
dark 15%
lighthearted 13%
challenging 9%
informative 6%
tense 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, ClassismModerate
Domestic abuse
224 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784877446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
From the author of the 2007 Orange Prize finalist A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers comes a wholly original and thoroughly captivating coming-of-age story that follows a bright, impassioned young woman as she rushes headlong into the...
Community Reviews Summary of 586 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
funny 27%
sad 24%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
relaxing 16%
dark 15%
lighthearted 13%
challenging 9%
informative 6%
tense 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, ClassismModerate
Domestic abuse