Scan barcode
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593536841
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 20 June 2023
Description
Lorrie Moore’s first novel since A Gate at the Stairs—a daring, meditative exploration of love and death, passion and grief, and what it means to be haunted by the past, both by history and the human heartFrom “one of the most acute and lasting wr...
Community Reviews Summary of 478 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
emotional 62%
sad 56%
funny 41%
challenging 32%
mysterious 27%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 6%
tense 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 35% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Suicide attemptModerate
Cancer, Racism, Grief
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593536841
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 20 June 2023
Description
Lorrie Moore’s first novel since A Gate at the Stairs—a daring, meditative exploration of love and death, passion and grief, and what it means to be haunted by the past, both by history and the human heartFrom “one of the most acute and lasting wr...
Community Reviews Summary of 478 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
emotional 62%
sad 56%
funny 41%
challenging 32%
mysterious 27%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 6%
tense 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 35% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Suicide attemptModerate
Cancer, Racism, Grief