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384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241965610
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
'She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense' Alain de BottonHow to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it's a fast-moving genre-be...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,132 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
challenging 52%
mysterious 29%
funny 26%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 19%
sad 19%
adventurous 9%
informative 8%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, StalkingMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia
384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241965610
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
'She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense' Alain de BottonHow to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it's a fast-moving genre-be...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,132 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
challenging 52%
mysterious 29%
funny 26%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 19%
sad 19%
adventurous 9%
informative 8%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, StalkingMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia