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135 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenuous friendship between two lonely boys comes to an end. In telling their interconnected stories, American Book Award winner William Maxwell delivers a masterfully ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,062 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death135 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenuous friendship between two lonely boys comes to an end. In telling their interconnected stories, American Book Award winner William Maxwell delivers a masterfully ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,062 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death