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306 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400032181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: 10 April 2007
Description
Filled with the bestselling, award-winning author’s trademark wordplay and inventive storytelling, here is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family’s summer holiday trans...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,778 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 38%
emotional 30%
dark 28%
funny 28%
tense 15%
adventurous 13%
sad 7%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual contentMinor
War, Kidnapping, Racism
306 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400032181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: 10 April 2007
Description
Filled with the bestselling, award-winning author’s trademark wordplay and inventive storytelling, here is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family’s summer holiday trans...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,778 reviews
Moods
reflective 54%
challenging 38%
emotional 30%
dark 28%
funny 28%
tense 15%
adventurous 13%
sad 7%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual contentMinor
War, Kidnapping, Racism