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248 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374100803
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Arlington Park, a modern-day English suburb very much like its American counterparts, is a place devoted to the profitable ordinariness of life. Amidst its leafy avenues and comfortable houses, its residents live out the dubious accomplishments of...
Community Reviews Summary of 339 reviews
Moods
emotional 35%
dark 33%
funny 25%
sad 17%
challenging 15%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 94% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexism
248 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374100803
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Arlington Park, a modern-day English suburb very much like its American counterparts, is a place devoted to the profitable ordinariness of life. Amidst its leafy avenues and comfortable houses, its residents live out the dubious accomplishments of...
Community Reviews Summary of 339 reviews
Moods
emotional 35%
dark 33%
funny 25%
sad 17%
challenging 15%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 94% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexism