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371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241145210
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
How to be both is the dazzling new novel by Ali Smith.Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,095 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
challenging 52%
mysterious 30%
funny 26%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 19%
sad 18%
adventurous 10%
informative 8%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, StalkingMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia371 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241145210
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
How to be both is the dazzling new novel by Ali Smith.Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,095 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
challenging 52%
mysterious 30%
funny 26%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 19%
sad 18%
adventurous 10%
informative 8%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, StalkingMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia