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576 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
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Language: English
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“One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole woke to the sound of lovemaking—it was coming from her parents’ bedroom.”This sentence opens John Irving’s ninth novel, A Widow for One Year, a story of a fami...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,625 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 40%
sad 40%
funny 36%
hopeful 31%
challenging 22%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Average rating
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Car accident, Sexual violence, Suicide
576 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole woke to the sound of lovemaking—it was coming from her parents’ bedroom.”This sentence opens John Irving’s ninth novel, A Widow for One Year, a story of a fami...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,625 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
dark 40%
sad 40%
funny 36%
hopeful 31%
challenging 22%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Sexual violence, Suicide