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352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143120414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
With its hip London backdrop and expert pacing, Erin Kelly’s masterful debut, The Poison Tree, delivers all the way through to its shocker of an ending.London, 1997. Karen meets exotic, flamboyant Biba and, spellbound, she moves into the crumbling...
Community Reviews Summary of 731 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 41%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
adventurous 8%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Gun violenceModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual contentMinor
Rape
352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143120414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
With its hip London backdrop and expert pacing, Erin Kelly’s masterful debut, The Poison Tree, delivers all the way through to its shocker of an ending.London, 1997. Karen meets exotic, flamboyant Biba and, spellbound, she moves into the crumbling...
Community Reviews Summary of 731 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 41%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
adventurous 8%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Gun violenceModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual contentMinor
Rape