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592 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449005415
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 27 February 2001
Description
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLYSTRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING." --People "ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a masteryof craft and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 215 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illnessModerate
Confinement, Ableism, AbandonmentMinor
Alcoholism, Excrement, Gun violence
592 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449005415
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 27 February 2001
Description
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLYSTRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING." --People "ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a masteryof craft and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 215 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illnessModerate
Confinement, Ableism, AbandonmentMinor
Alcoholism, Excrement, Gun violence