238 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385514019
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 20 July 2004
Description
With “incantatory prose” that “sweeps over the reader like a dream,” (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachuse...
Community Reviews Summary of 964 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
mysterious 43%
sad 41%
dark 24%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 6%
challenging 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child deathModerate
Suicide, Cancer, DeathMinor
Mental illness, Infertility, Self harm
238 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385514019
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 20 July 2004
Description
With “incantatory prose” that “sweeps over the reader like a dream,” (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachuse...
Community Reviews Summary of 964 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
mysterious 43%
sad 41%
dark 24%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 6%
challenging 3%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child deathModerate
Suicide, Cancer, DeathMinor
Mental illness, Infertility, Self harm