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352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101870778
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,158 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
challenging 50%
hopeful 33%
sad 31%
inspiring 23%
informative 22%
funny 19%
dark 18%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 10%
tense 7%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Confinement, XenophobiaModerate
Death, Deportation, Suicide attemptMinor
Trafficking, Torture, War
352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101870778
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,158 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
challenging 50%
hopeful 33%
sad 31%
inspiring 23%
informative 22%
funny 19%
dark 18%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 10%
tense 7%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Confinement, XenophobiaModerate
Death, Deportation, Suicide attemptMinor
Trafficking, Torture, War