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291 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mattie Ryder is a marvelously funny, well-intentioned, religious, sarcastic, tender, angry, and broke recently divorced mother of two young children. Then she finds a small rubber blue shoe - the kind you might get from a gumball machine - and a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
emotional 57%
lighthearted 42%
sad 42%
challenging 28%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, AbandonmentMinor
Sexual content, Abortion, Medical content291 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mattie Ryder is a marvelously funny, well-intentioned, religious, sarcastic, tender, angry, and broke recently divorced mother of two young children. Then she finds a small rubber blue shoe - the kind you might get from a gumball machine - and a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 342 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
emotional 57%
lighthearted 42%
sad 42%
challenging 28%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, AbandonmentMinor
Sexual content, Abortion, Medical content