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103 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151011476
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 07 November 2005
Description
Bluma Lennon, distinguished professor of Latin American literature at Cambridge, is hit by a car while crossing the street, immersed in a volume of Emily Dickinson's poems. Several months after her untimely demise, a package arrives for her from A...
Community Reviews Summary of 504 reviews
Moods
reflective 34%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 21%
lighthearted 21%
informative 13%
sad 13%
dark 8%
emotional 8%
funny 8%
challenging 4%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 29% | Character: 11% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Minor
Death103 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151011476
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 07 November 2005
Description
Bluma Lennon, distinguished professor of Latin American literature at Cambridge, is hit by a car while crossing the street, immersed in a volume of Emily Dickinson's poems. Several months after her untimely demise, a package arrives for her from A...
Community Reviews Summary of 504 reviews
Moods
reflective 34%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 21%
lighthearted 21%
informative 13%
sad 13%
dark 8%
emotional 8%
funny 8%
challenging 4%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 29% | Character: 11% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death