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389 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780613289443
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 01 May 1992
Description
Pen /Hemingway Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton follows up her first success, The Book Of Ruth, with this spectacularly haunting drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. Praised by reviewers ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,485 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 64%
dark 52%
challenging 29%
tense 29%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse
389 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780613289443
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 01 May 1992
Description
Pen /Hemingway Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton follows up her first success, The Book Of Ruth, with this spectacularly haunting drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. Praised by reviewers ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,485 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 64%
dark 52%
challenging 29%
tense 29%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse