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352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781839764318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Verso Fiction
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Description
A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middleaged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controversial modern classic, Will and Testament‘To mother is to murder, or clo...
Community Reviews Summary of 510 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 61%
tense 52%
sad 50%
challenging 38%
mysterious 21%
funny 6%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 42% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Stalking, Toxic relationship, AbandonmentModerate
Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Self harmMinor
Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781839764318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Verso Fiction
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Description
A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middleaged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controversial modern classic, Will and Testament‘To mother is to murder, or clo...
Community Reviews Summary of 510 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 61%
tense 52%
sad 50%
challenging 38%
mysterious 21%
funny 6%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 42% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Stalking, Toxic relationship, AbandonmentModerate
Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Self harmMinor
Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death