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225 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571151905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Benna Carpenter is an art history professor who wears glass jewelry, sings in local nightclubs, chain-smokes, runs an aerobics class for the elderly, teaches poetry, and has an adorable and devoted six-year-old daughter. Yet Benna is disillusioned...
Community Reviews Summary of 474 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
reflective 55%
emotional 44%
dark 38%
challenging 26%
lighthearted 17%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 14%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Alcoholism, Death
225 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571151905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Benna Carpenter is an art history professor who wears glass jewelry, sings in local nightclubs, chain-smokes, runs an aerobics class for the elderly, teaches poetry, and has an adorable and devoted six-year-old daughter. Yet Benna is disillusioned...
Community Reviews Summary of 474 reviews
Moods
sad 61%
reflective 55%
emotional 44%
dark 38%
challenging 26%
lighthearted 17%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 14%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Alcoholism, Death