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277 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670014651
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 03 September 2013
Description
Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new...
Community Reviews Summary of 372 reviews
Moods
mysterious 63%
challenging 54%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
tense 18%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 22% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ExcrementModerate
Animal death
277 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670014651
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 03 September 2013
Description
Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a new...
Community Reviews Summary of 372 reviews
Moods
mysterious 63%
challenging 54%
adventurous 18%
dark 18%
tense 18%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
sad 9%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 22% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ExcrementModerate
Animal death