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100 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375714412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 10 October 2000
Description
Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Li vre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this...
Community Reviews Summary of 301 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
sad 78%
emotional 71%
tense 64%
challenging 35%
reflective 28%
adventurous 7%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 76% | No: 15% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Rape, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Ableism, Addiction, Excrement
100 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375714412
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 10 October 2000
Description
Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Li vre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this...
Community Reviews Summary of 301 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
sad 78%
emotional 71%
tense 64%
challenging 35%
reflective 28%
adventurous 7%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 76% | No: 15% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Rape, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Ableism, Addiction, Excrement