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304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist Bethany Ball comes a biting and darkly funny new novel that follows a set of privileged, jaded Connecticut suburbanites whose cozy, seemingly picture-perfect, lives begin to unravel amid shocking ...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
funny 43%
emotional 41%
tense 22%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 11%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 29% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Eating disorder, Death of parent
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist Bethany Ball comes a biting and darkly funny new novel that follows a set of privileged, jaded Connecticut suburbanites whose cozy, seemingly picture-perfect, lives begin to unravel amid shocking ...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
funny 43%
emotional 41%
tense 22%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 11%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 29% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Eating disorder, Death of parent