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256 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571259489
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This novel tells the story of odd goings-on in a girls' boarding school in the late 1960s. The unnamed narrator, a student at the school, is intellectual, somewhat aloof and associates with a intense clique of girls. When Dora is found dead one ni...
Community Reviews Summary of 468 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
tense 54%
emotional 45%
reflective 29%
sad 27%
challenging 15%
funny 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 36% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, GriefModerate
Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug useMinor
Self harm, Animal death, Excrement256 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571259489
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This novel tells the story of odd goings-on in a girls' boarding school in the late 1960s. The unnamed narrator, a student at the school, is intellectual, somewhat aloof and associates with a intense clique of girls. When Dora is found dead one ni...
Community Reviews Summary of 468 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
tense 54%
emotional 45%
reflective 29%
sad 27%
challenging 15%
funny 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 36% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, GriefModerate
Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug useMinor
Self harm, Animal death, Excrement