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445 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241142936
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,999 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
funny 52%
challenging 27%
sad 18%
tense 16%
hopeful 8%
dark 7%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 28% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Racism, Death of parent, ClassismMinor
Drug use, Homophobia, Cancer
445 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241142936
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,999 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
funny 52%
challenging 27%
sad 18%
tense 16%
hopeful 8%
dark 7%
informative 6%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 28% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Racism, Death of parent, ClassismMinor
Drug use, Homophobia, Cancer