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464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316316842
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 12 November 2019
Description
A hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K.South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William A...
Community Reviews Summary of 470 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
challenging 36%
emotional 32%
reflective 31%
sad 29%
informative 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 39% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GenocideModerate
Gun violence, Miscarriage, RapeMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence
464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316316842
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 12 November 2019
Description
A hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K.South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William A...
Community Reviews Summary of 470 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
challenging 36%
emotional 32%
reflective 31%
sad 29%
informative 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 39% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GenocideModerate
Gun violence, Miscarriage, RapeMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence