249 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571233625
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2014
Description
A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of t...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,365 reviews
Moods
emotional 25%
challenging 17%
relaxing 17%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
sad 7%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 3%
tense 2%
dark 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 34% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
InfidelityMinor
Eating disorder
249 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571233625
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2014
Description
A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of t...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,365 reviews
Moods
emotional 25%
challenging 17%
relaxing 17%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
sad 7%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 3%
tense 2%
dark 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 4% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 34% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
InfidelityMinor
Eating disorder