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296 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307473387
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 02 November 2010
Description
After the departure of the woman he loves, Frank struggles to rebuild his life among the sugarcane and sand dunes that surround his oceanside shack. Forty years earlier, Leon is drafted to serve in Vietnam and finds himself suddenly confronting th...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
sad 83%
reflective 66%
dark 50%
challenging 33%
tense 33%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parentModerate
Vomit, Animal death
296 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307473387
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 02 November 2010
Description
After the departure of the woman he loves, Frank struggles to rebuild his life among the sugarcane and sand dunes that surround his oceanside shack. Forty years earlier, Leon is drafted to serve in Vietnam and finds himself suddenly confronting th...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
sad 83%
reflective 66%
dark 50%
challenging 33%
tense 33%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parentModerate
Vomit, Animal death