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336 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671038540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 01 November 1999
Description
Just about everything in Endora, Iowa (pop. 1,091 and dwindling) is eating Gilbert Grape, a twenty-four-year-old grocery clerk who dreams only of leaving. His enormous mother, once the town sweetheart, has been eating nonstop ever since her husban...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 58%
funny 55%
dark 25%
hopeful 19%
tense 16%
challenging 13%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Fatphobia, Eating disorderModerate
Sexual content, Cursing, SuicideMinor
Pedophilia, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship
336 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671038540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 01 November 1999
Description
Just about everything in Endora, Iowa (pop. 1,091 and dwindling) is eating Gilbert Grape, a twenty-four-year-old grocery clerk who dreams only of leaving. His enormous mother, once the town sweetheart, has been eating nonstop ever since her husban...
Community Reviews Summary of 798 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 58%
funny 55%
dark 25%
hopeful 19%
tense 16%
challenging 13%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 5%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Fatphobia, Eating disorderModerate
Sexual content, Cursing, SuicideMinor
Pedophilia, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship