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560 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679753339
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 1994
Description
This slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York--and in the life of Sully, of one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years--is a classic American story. Divorced from ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,183 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
emotional 62%
hopeful 34%
lighthearted 34%
sad 25%
dark 18%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 6% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Injury/Injury detailModerate
Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuseMinor
Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Dementia560 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679753339
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 1994
Description
This slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York--and in the life of Sully, of one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years--is a classic American story. Divorced from ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,183 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
emotional 62%
hopeful 34%
lighthearted 34%
sad 25%
dark 18%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 9%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 6% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Injury/Injury detailModerate
Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuseMinor
Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Dementia