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152 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060913076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 01 October 2006
Description
When her ex-lover, wealthy real-estate tycoon Pierce Inverarity, dies and designates her the co-executor of his estate, California housewife Oedipa Maas is thrust into a paranoid mystery of metaphors, symbols, and the United States Postal Service....
Community Reviews Summary of 7,123 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
funny 51%
adventurous 28%
dark 22%
reflective 20%
tense 17%
emotional 5%
lighthearted 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Drug use, PedophiliaMinor
Drug abuse, Death, Racism
152 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060913076
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 01 October 2006
Description
When her ex-lover, wealthy real-estate tycoon Pierce Inverarity, dies and designates her the co-executor of his estate, California housewife Oedipa Maas is thrust into a paranoid mystery of metaphors, symbols, and the United States Postal Service....
Community Reviews Summary of 7,123 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
funny 51%
adventurous 28%
dark 22%
reflective 20%
tense 17%
emotional 5%
lighthearted 5%
informative 3%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Drug use, PedophiliaMinor
Drug abuse, Death, Racism