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272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784702113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 July 2018
Description
The dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,726 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
challenging 52%
emotional 44%
reflective 38%
sad 38%
tense 34%
adventurous 14%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 43% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Dementia, Abandonment, Deadnaming
272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784702113
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 July 2018
Description
The dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,726 reviews
Moods
mysterious 78%
challenging 52%
emotional 44%
reflective 38%
sad 38%
tense 34%
adventurous 14%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 43% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Dementia, Abandonment, Deadnaming