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192 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241464137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don't understand him, he exp...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
funny 29%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
lighthearted 11%
relaxing 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, Racial slurs, Fatphobia
192 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241464137
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don't understand him, he exp...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
funny 29%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
lighthearted 11%
relaxing 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | Yes: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, Racial slurs, Fatphobia