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131 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590176672
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 23 July 2013
Description
Alfred Hayes is one of the secret masters of the twentieth century novel, a journalist and scriptwriter and poet who possessed an immaculate ear and who wrote with razorsharp intelligence about passion and its payback. My Face for the World to See...
Community Reviews Summary of 159 reviews
Moods
reflective 45%
sad 45%
emotional 36%
tense 31%
mysterious 27%
challenging 18%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 94% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Suicide attempt, SuicideModerate
Addiction, PedophiliaMinor
Child abuse
131 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590176672
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 23 July 2013
Description
Alfred Hayes is one of the secret masters of the twentieth century novel, a journalist and scriptwriter and poet who possessed an immaculate ear and who wrote with razorsharp intelligence about passion and its payback. My Face for the World to See...
Community Reviews Summary of 159 reviews
Moods
reflective 45%
sad 45%
emotional 36%
tense 31%
mysterious 27%
challenging 18%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 5% | A mix: 5%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 94% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Suicide attempt, SuicideModerate
Addiction, PedophiliaMinor
Child abuse