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144 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846275678
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 March 2016
Description
Désiré Cordier - mild-mannered former librarian, put-upon husband, lover of boules - is losing his mind. Or is he? Happily tucked away in the Winterlight Home for the Elderly, Désiré is looking forward to a quiet retirement with the other forgetfu...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
sad 42%
dark 35%
lighthearted 35%
emotional 21%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DementiaModerate
Excrement
144 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846275678
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 03 March 2016
Description
Désiré Cordier - mild-mannered former librarian, put-upon husband, lover of boules - is losing his mind. Or is he? Happily tucked away in the Winterlight Home for the Elderly, Désiré is looking forward to a quiet retirement with the other forgetfu...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
sad 42%
dark 35%
lighthearted 35%
emotional 21%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
DementiaModerate
Excrement