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304 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043392
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 January 2005
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, a moving new novel that subtly reimagines our world and time in a haunting story of friendship and love. As a child, Kathy-now thirty-one years old-lived at Hailsham, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 72,429 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 65%
dark 54%
mysterious 46%
challenging 23%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Death, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Sexual content, Bullying, Infertility304 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400043392
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 January 2005
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, a moving new novel that subtly reimagines our world and time in a haunting story of friendship and love. As a child, Kathy-now thirty-one years old-lived at Hailsham, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 72,429 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 65%
dark 54%
mysterious 46%
challenging 23%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Sexual content, Bullying, Infertility