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360 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 08 May 2006
Description
In 1739 James Dyer is born. He never cries, does not speak until the age of 11 and, strangest of all, cannot feel pain. When smallpox destroys his family, he joins an itinerant quack who uses him to sell bogus medicine. Then a wealthy disciple of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
fast 20%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuseModerate
Drug abuse, Drug use360 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 08 May 2006
Description
In 1739 James Dyer is born. He never cries, does not speak until the age of 11 and, strangest of all, cannot feel pain. When smallpox destroys his family, he joins an itinerant quack who uses him to sell bogus medicine. Then a wealthy disciple of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
fast 20%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuseModerate
Drug abuse, Drug use