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160 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099526957
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Description
What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his “misery memoir?” Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs?The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born an...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
dark 42%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parentModerate
Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disordersMinor
Death
160 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099526957
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Description
What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his “misery memoir?” Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs?The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born an...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
dark 42%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
challenging 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parentModerate
Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disordersMinor
Death