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576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735222359
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Description
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclos...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,200 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 43%
hopeful 30%
funny 26%
sad 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
challenging 9%
dark 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 8%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 39% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, DeathModerate
Death of parent, Abandonment
576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735222359
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Description
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclos...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,200 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 43%
hopeful 30%
funny 26%
sad 23%
inspiring 17%
tense 15%
challenging 9%
dark 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 8%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 39% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, DeathModerate
Death of parent, Abandonment