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192 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736097
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 October 1992
Description
At the start of this fiendishly comic and suspenseful novel, a mild-mannered English academic chuckles as he watches his wife commit adultery. The action takes place before she met him. But lines between film and reality, past and present become t...
Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
reflective 54%
challenging 36%
funny 27%
sad 18%
tense 18%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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192 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736097
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 October 1992
Description
At the start of this fiendishly comic and suspenseful novel, a mild-mannered English academic chuckles as he watches his wife commit adultery. The action takes place before she met him. But lines between film and reality, past and present become t...
Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
reflective 54%
challenging 36%
funny 27%
sad 18%
tense 18%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.