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240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021469
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 11 October 2022
Description
Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist, writing vividly about the ties between people and other animals and the crisis of extinction. Her exquisite new novel, the first since A Children's Bible...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,397 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 45%
funny 24%
sad 15%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 10%
challenging 9%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Animal death, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Alcoholism, BullyingMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Antisemitism
240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021469
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 11 October 2022
Description
Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist, writing vividly about the ties between people and other animals and the crisis of extinction. Her exquisite new novel, the first since A Children's Bible...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,397 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 45%
funny 24%
sad 15%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 10%
challenging 9%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Animal death, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Alcoholism, BullyingMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Antisemitism