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472 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857864772
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: 29 October 2013
Description
A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begin...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,861 reviews
Moods
adventurous 69%
challenging 64%
dark 29%
tense 28%
reflective 24%
emotional 18%
sad 9%
hopeful 8%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 31% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, ViolenceModerate
Stalking, Suicide, MurderMinor
Fire/Fire injury, War, Toxic relationship
472 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857864772
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: 29 October 2013
Description
A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begin...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,861 reviews
Moods
adventurous 69%
challenging 64%
dark 29%
tense 28%
reflective 24%
emotional 18%
sad 9%
hopeful 8%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 31% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, ViolenceModerate
Stalking, Suicide, MurderMinor
Fire/Fire injury, War, Toxic relationship