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354 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408806814
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,356 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 55%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 9%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Death of parent, Alcoholism, AddictionModerate
Cancer, Death, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Ableism
354 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408806814
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,356 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 55%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 9%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Alcoholism, AddictionModerate
Cancer, Death, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Ableism