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320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060735456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publication date: 25 May 2004
Description
The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally--well, to be accurate, artificially--business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,960 reviews
Moods
adventurous 51%
lighthearted 48%
mysterious 15%
relaxing 15%
dark 6%
emotional 6%
tense 6%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Plot: 26% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Alcohol, Death, Drug use
320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060735456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publication date: 25 May 2004
Description
The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally--well, to be accurate, artificially--business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,960 reviews
Moods
adventurous 51%
lighthearted 48%
mysterious 15%
relaxing 15%
dark 6%
emotional 6%
tense 6%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Plot: 26% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | No: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Alcohol, Death, Drug use