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256 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571338122
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 06 July 2017
Description
Louise would give anything - anything - for a good night's sleep. Forget the girls running errant in the garden and bothering the neighbours. Forget her husband who seems oblivious to it all. If the baby would just stop crying, everything would be...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
tense 81%
emotional 37%
challenging 12%
reflective 12%
funny 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 35% | A mix: 35% | Character: 28%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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256 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571338122
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 06 July 2017
Description
Louise would give anything - anything - for a good night's sleep. Forget the girls running errant in the garden and bothering the neighbours. Forget her husband who seems oblivious to it all. If the baby would just stop crying, everything would be...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 81%
tense 81%
emotional 37%
challenging 12%
reflective 12%
funny 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 35% | A mix: 35% | Character: 28%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.