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529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374199692
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 04 September 2002
Description
A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of The Virgin Suicides -- the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek-American family and flowers in the body of a teenage girl.In the spring of 1974, Calliope...
Community Reviews Summary of 29,411 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 35%
informative 30%
funny 29%
hopeful 23%
sad 22%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 17%
dark 15%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13%Average rating
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Graphic
Incest, Transphobia, Sexual contentModerate
War, Racism, Violence529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374199692
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 04 September 2002
Description
A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of The Virgin Suicides -- the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek-American family and flowers in the body of a teenage girl.In the spring of 1974, Calliope...
Community Reviews Summary of 29,411 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 35%
informative 30%
funny 29%
hopeful 23%
sad 22%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 17%
dark 15%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Transphobia, Sexual contentModerate
War, Racism, Violence