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412 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812980332
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY Slate - Daily Candy - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The Guardian (U.K.)"Novelists get called master storytellers all the time, but Sittenfeld really is one. . . . What might be mos...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,718 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
mysterious 25%
funny 17%
lighthearted 17%
tense 17%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
challenging 10%
dark 10%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating
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Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Mental illness, Suicide, AbortionMinor
Chronic illness412 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812980332
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY Slate - Daily Candy - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The Guardian (U.K.)"Novelists get called master storytellers all the time, but Sittenfeld really is one. . . . What might be mos...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,718 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
mysterious 25%
funny 17%
lighthearted 17%
tense 17%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
challenging 10%
dark 10%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Mental illness, Suicide, AbortionMinor
Chronic illness