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337 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385343831
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 08 March 2011
Description
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, the youngest of The New Yorker’s twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,322 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
emotional 59%
dark 39%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
sad 29%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 7%
funny 4%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Animal death, DeathModerate
War, Cancer, Medical traumaMinor
Medical content, Rape, Islamophobia
337 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385343831
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 08 March 2011
Description
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, the youngest of The New Yorker’s twenty best American fiction writers under forty, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,322 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
emotional 59%
dark 39%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
sad 29%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 7%
funny 4%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 36% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Animal death, DeathModerate
War, Cancer, Medical traumaMinor
Medical content, Rape, Islamophobia