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368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451495655
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth
Publication date: 24 April 2018
Description
A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fictionJust before Henry Aster’s birth, his father – outsized literary ambition and pr...
Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Child deathMinor
Suicide
368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451495655
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth
Publication date: 24 April 2018
Description
A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fictionJust before Henry Aster’s birth, his father – outsized literary ambition and pr...
Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
dark 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, AbandonmentModerate
Death of parent, Child deathMinor
Suicide