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192 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 02 April 2000
Description
Lying in the sand dunes of Baritone Bay are the bodies of a middle-aged couple. Celice and Joseph, in their mid-50s and married for more than 30 years, are returning to the seacoast where they met as students. Instead, they are battered to death b...
Community Reviews Summary of 396 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 38%
emotional 30%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
fast 8%
medium 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 44%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Blood, DeathModerate
Fire/Fire injury192 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 02 April 2000
Description
Lying in the sand dunes of Baritone Bay are the bodies of a middle-aged couple. Celice and Joseph, in their mid-50s and married for more than 30 years, are returning to the seacoast where they met as students. Instead, they are battered to death b...
Community Reviews Summary of 396 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 38%
emotional 30%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
fast 8%
medium 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 44%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Blood, DeathModerate
Fire/Fire injury