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260 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594633720
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 22 September 2020
Description
By the author of Foreskin's Lament, a novel of identity, tribalism, and mothers. Seventh Seltzer has done everything he can to break from the past, but in his overbearing, narcissistic mother's last moments he is drawn back into the life he left b...
Community Reviews Summary of 358 reviews
Moods
funny 74%
reflective 45%
challenging 29%
emotional 12%
tense 11%
lighthearted 8%
sad 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Blood, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Emotional abuse, ViolenceMinor
Child death, Bullying, Ableism
260 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594633720
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 22 September 2020
Description
By the author of Foreskin's Lament, a novel of identity, tribalism, and mothers. Seventh Seltzer has done everything he can to break from the past, but in his overbearing, narcissistic mother's last moments he is drawn back into the life he left b...
Community Reviews Summary of 358 reviews
Moods
funny 74%
reflective 45%
challenging 29%
emotional 12%
tense 11%
lighthearted 8%
sad 5%
mysterious 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Blood, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Emotional abuse, ViolenceMinor
Child death, Bullying, Ableism