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288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281509
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Description
In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral language and regiment facts, Wincewo...
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lighthearted 48%
mysterious 37%
reflective 37%
informative 33%
emotional 13%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 6%
dark 3%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16%Average rating
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Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Animal crueltyModerate
Bullying, Infidelity, SexismMinor
Blood, Outing
288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281509
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Description
In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral language and regiment facts, Wincewo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,682 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 48%
mysterious 37%
reflective 37%
informative 33%
emotional 13%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 6%
dark 3%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Animal crueltyModerate
Bullying, Infidelity, SexismMinor
Blood, Outing