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358 pages • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0066214416
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper/ Harper-collins
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work -- and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet...
Community Reviews Summary of 575 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
informative 62%
inspiring 51%
challenging 32%
sad 29%
hopeful 24%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 42% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
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Moderate
Addiction, Cancer, DeathMinor
Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism358 pages • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0066214416
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper/ Harper-collins
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work -- and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet...
Community Reviews Summary of 575 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
informative 62%
inspiring 51%
challenging 32%
sad 29%
hopeful 24%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 42% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Addiction, Cancer, DeathMinor
Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism