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301 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375726934
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 April 2001
Description
In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether. A teenage girl—her father long since disappeared, her mother unwilling to h...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,135 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
hopeful 52%
sad 29%
challenging 17%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 15%
dark 9%
funny 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Sexual content, PregnancyModerate
Mental illness, Toxic relationship, DeathMinor
Kidnapping, Drug use, Dementia
301 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375726934
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 April 2001
Description
In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether. A teenage girl—her father long since disappeared, her mother unwilling to h...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,135 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
hopeful 52%
sad 29%
challenging 17%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 15%
dark 9%
funny 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Sexual content, PregnancyModerate
Mental illness, Toxic relationship, DeathMinor
Kidnapping, Drug use, Dementia