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240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571228485
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 03 May 2007
Description
Juliet is enraged at the victory of men over women in family life. Amanda is warding off thoughts of death with obsessive housework. Solly is confronting her own buried femininity in the person of her Italian lodger. Maisie despairs at the inevita...
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
emotional 35%
dark 33%
funny 25%
sad 17%
challenging 15%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 94% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexism
240 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571228485
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 03 May 2007
Description
Juliet is enraged at the victory of men over women in family life. Amanda is warding off thoughts of death with obsessive housework. Solly is confronting her own buried femininity in the person of her Italian lodger. Maisie despairs at the inevita...
Community Reviews Summary of 340 reviews
Moods
emotional 35%
dark 33%
funny 25%
sad 17%
challenging 15%
tense 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 94% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexism