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324 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780393066685
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 14 February 2011
Description
"This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut." —The New YorkerIn Diana Abu-Jaber's "impressive, entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate N...
Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews
Moods
funny 75%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illnessModerate
Abortion, Genocide, XenophobiaMinor
Ableism
324 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780393066685
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 14 February 2011
Description
"This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut." —The New YorkerIn Diana Abu-Jaber's "impressive, entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate N...
Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews
Moods
funny 75%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illnessModerate
Abortion, Genocide, XenophobiaMinor
Ableism