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411 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451150240
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Publication date: 01 November 1984
Description
""Sometimes dead is better...."" When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son -- and now an idyllic home. As a fam...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,020 reviews
Moods
tense 73%
mysterious 61%
emotional 49%
sad 48%
challenging 16%
adventurous 10%
reflective 10%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 25% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Child death, Animal death, Death
411 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451150240
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Publication date: 01 November 1984
Description
""Sometimes dead is better...."" When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son -- and now an idyllic home. As a fam...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,020 reviews
Moods
tense 73%
mysterious 61%
emotional 49%
sad 48%
challenging 16%
adventurous 10%
reflective 10%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Plot: 25% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Animal death, Death