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365 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224017671
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 15 November 1979
Description
The Devil's supreme achievement is that nobody believes in him. There is a Deity, certainly, but one to be seen within the terms H.G. Wells suggested, that when man cries out his little gimme, gimme, gimme, it is as if a leveret snuggled up to a l...
Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
mysterious 42%
hopeful 28%
reflective 28%
emotional 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Moderate
Suicide, Violence, XenophobiaMinor
Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse365 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224017671
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 15 November 1979
Description
The Devil's supreme achievement is that nobody believes in him. There is a Deity, certainly, but one to be seen within the terms H.G. Wells suggested, that when man cries out his little gimme, gimme, gimme, it is as if a leveret snuggled up to a l...
Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews
Moods
dark 42%
mysterious 42%
hopeful 28%
reflective 28%
emotional 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide, Violence, XenophobiaMinor
Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse