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84 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780880015066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 01 May 1997
Description
Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureIn an astonishing book-length sequence, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Gluck interweaves the dissolution of a contemporary marriage with the story of The Odyssey.Here is Penelope stubbornly weaving, eleva...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 42%
challenging 21%
funny 19%
dark 17%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 5%
tense 5%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 36% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
N/A: 71% | Yes: 14% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Loveable characters?
N/A: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 10% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbandonmentModerate
Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness
84 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780880015066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 01 May 1997
Description
Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureIn an astonishing book-length sequence, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Gluck interweaves the dissolution of a contemporary marriage with the story of The Odyssey.Here is Penelope stubbornly weaving, eleva...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 42%
challenging 21%
funny 19%
dark 17%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 11%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 5%
tense 5%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 50% | Character: 36% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
N/A: 71% | Yes: 14% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Loveable characters?
N/A: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 10% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 66% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbandonmentModerate
Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness