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277 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143125761
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 29 July 2014
Description
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace. Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and des...
Community Reviews Summary of 371 reviews
Moods
mysterious 70%
challenging 50%
dark 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 10%
emotional 10%
funny 10%
sad 10%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Graphic
ExcrementModerate
Animal death
277 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143125761
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 29 July 2014
Description
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace. Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and des...
Community Reviews Summary of 371 reviews
Moods
mysterious 70%
challenging 50%
dark 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 10%
emotional 10%
funny 10%
sad 10%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ExcrementModerate
Animal death