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388 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781984820747
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballentine Books
Publication date: 31 March 2020
Description
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford ...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,429 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
informative 60%
inspiring 48%
sad 40%
hopeful 27%
challenging 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
Abortion, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts388 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781984820747
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballentine Books
Publication date: 31 March 2020
Description
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford ...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,429 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
informative 60%
inspiring 48%
sad 40%
hopeful 27%
challenging 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
Abortion, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts