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265 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393322446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 2001
Description
For two years, Walter Stackhouse has been a faithful and supportive husband to his wife, Clara. She is distant and neurotic, and Walter finds himself harboring gruesome fantasies about her demise. When Clara's dead body turns up at the bottom of a...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 72%
adventurous 24%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
reflective 8%
sad 8%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 94% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
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265 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393322446
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 November 2001
Description
For two years, Walter Stackhouse has been a faithful and supportive husband to his wife, Clara. She is distant and neurotic, and Walter finds himself harboring gruesome fantasies about her demise. When Clara's dead body turns up at the bottom of a...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 72%
adventurous 24%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
reflective 8%
sad 8%
funny 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 94% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.