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Penelope Fitzgerald, Alan Hollinghurst
210 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“A marvelous strong, supple, humane, ripe, generous, and graceful.”— Sunday Times Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize–winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan...
Community Reviews Summary of 592 reviews
Moods
funny 33%
emotional 31%
lighthearted 31%
sad 31%
hopeful 16%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 7%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail—
Penelope Fitzgerald, Alan Hollinghurst
210 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“A marvelous strong, supple, humane, ripe, generous, and graceful.”— Sunday Times Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize–winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan...
Community Reviews Summary of 592 reviews
Moods
funny 33%
emotional 31%
lighthearted 31%
sad 31%
hopeful 16%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 7%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail