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227 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679433316
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This intricate, fast-paced story, whose many scenes and details fit together like so many pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, is Didion's incisive and chilling look at a modern world where things are not working as they should and where the oblique and off...
Community Reviews Summary of 380 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
dark 40%
tense 40%
adventurous 35%
reflective 33%
informative 17%
emotional 6%
sad 6%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 37% | Character: 9% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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Graphic
TraffickingModerate
Colonisation, Cancer, Gun violence227 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679433316
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This intricate, fast-paced story, whose many scenes and details fit together like so many pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, is Didion's incisive and chilling look at a modern world where things are not working as they should and where the oblique and off...
Community Reviews Summary of 380 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
dark 40%
tense 40%
adventurous 35%
reflective 33%
informative 17%
emotional 6%
sad 6%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 37% | Character: 9% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
TraffickingModerate
Colonisation, Cancer, Gun violence