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306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982156718
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 10 August 2021
Description
Jennifer Egan's cool, transcendent prose meets Karen Thompson Walker's speculative eye in this luminous literary debut following two patients in recovery after an experimental memory drug warps their lives.Lucien moves to Los Angeles to be with hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 238 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 56%
mysterious 39%
challenging 37%
sad 35%
tense 11%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harmMinor
Cancer, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings
306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982156718
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 10 August 2021
Description
Jennifer Egan's cool, transcendent prose meets Karen Thompson Walker's speculative eye in this luminous literary debut following two patients in recovery after an experimental memory drug warps their lives.Lucien moves to Los Angeles to be with hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 238 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
dark 56%
mysterious 39%
challenging 37%
sad 35%
tense 11%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harmMinor
Cancer, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings