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416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789795
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 24 July 2023
Description
When X - an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter - falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone's good advice, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recogni...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,781 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 53%
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
tense 26%
sad 25%
adventurous 16%
informative 9%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Homophobia, Religious bigotryMinor
Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789795
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 24 July 2023
Description
When X - an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter - falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone's good advice, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recogni...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,781 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 53%
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
tense 26%
sad 25%
adventurous 16%
informative 9%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Homophobia, Religious bigotryMinor
Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia