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336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789191
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Description
Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient’s room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A child even, if th...
Community Reviews Summary of 516 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
sad 48%
tense 33%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 28%
adventurous 18%
funny 12%
informative 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 40% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CannibalismModerate
War, Child death, Vomit
336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789191
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Description
Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient’s room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A child even, if th...
Community Reviews Summary of 516 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
sad 48%
tense 33%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 28%
adventurous 18%
funny 12%
informative 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 40% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CannibalismModerate
War, Child death, Vomit