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509 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375507250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 17 August 2004
Description
A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a ...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,601 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
mysterious 50%
emotional 30%
inspiring 24%
dark 23%
hopeful 23%
tense 18%
funny 16%
sad 14%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 26% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 42% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Suicide, Violence, Rape509 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375507250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 17 August 2004
Description
A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a ...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,601 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
mysterious 50%
emotional 30%
inspiring 24%
dark 23%
hopeful 23%
tense 18%
funny 16%
sad 14%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 26% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 42% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Suicide, Violence, Rape