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386 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978033042738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 2002
Description
"The Messenger is comedic, romantic, thrilling, confronting, playful, deceptive... While it shares qualities with Nick Hornby's How to Be Good and Iain Softley's film K-Pax, it is cleverer, subtler and more profound than either and, as a bonus, de...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,619 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 48%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 41%
adventurous 37%
funny 36%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
tense 14%
lighthearted 12%
sad 10%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Violence, Domestic abuseModerate
Death of parent, Sexual assault, AlcoholismMinor
Gun violence386 pages • first pub 2002 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978033042738
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 2002
Description
"The Messenger is comedic, romantic, thrilling, confronting, playful, deceptive... While it shares qualities with Nick Hornby's How to Be Good and Iain Softley's film K-Pax, it is cleverer, subtler and more profound than either and, as a bonus, de...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,619 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
reflective 48%
inspiring 42%
hopeful 41%
adventurous 37%
funny 36%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
tense 14%
lighthearted 12%
sad 10%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Violence, Domestic abuseModerate
Death of parent, Sexual assault, AlcoholismMinor
Gun violence