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 451 reviews
Moods
emotional 38%
funny 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 18%
lighthearted 16%
inspiring 13%
dark 12%
relaxing 11%
challenging 8%
informative 5%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 37% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship
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 451 reviews
Moods
emotional 38%
funny 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 18%
lighthearted 16%
inspiring 13%
dark 12%
relaxing 11%
challenging 8%
informative 5%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 37% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship