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355 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394546896
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1985
Description
Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and anything out of the ordinary. He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up-...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,767 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
funny 42%
hopeful 37%
lighthearted 32%
sad 28%
relaxing 19%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
challenging 7%
dark 6%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Grief, Child deathModerate
Gun violence, DeathMinor
Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Sexism355 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394546896
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1985
Description
Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and anything out of the ordinary. He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up-...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,767 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
funny 42%
hopeful 37%
lighthearted 32%
sad 28%
relaxing 19%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
challenging 7%
dark 6%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Grief, Child deathModerate
Gun violence, DeathMinor
Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Sexism