Scan barcode
256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812997118
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 17 October 2023
Description
A powerful, intimate novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world—from the award-winning author of Open CityLife is hopeless but it is not serious. We have to have danced while we could and, later, to have ...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
emotional 46%
informative 37%
sad 16%
dark 12%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | N/A: 17% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812997118
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 17 October 2023
Description
A powerful, intimate novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world—from the award-winning author of Open CityLife is hopeless but it is not serious. We have to have danced while we could and, later, to have ...
Community Reviews Summary of 168 reviews
Moods
challenging 59%
emotional 46%
informative 37%
sad 16%
dark 12%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | N/A: 17% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment