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153 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099560661
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETTIn rural Illinois two tenant farmers share much, finally too much, until jealously leads to murder and suicide. A tenuous friendship between lonely teenagers - the narrator, whose mother has died young, and Clet...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,060 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death153 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099560661
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETTIn rural Illinois two tenant farmers share much, finally too much, until jealously leads to murder and suicide. A tenuous friendship between lonely teenagers - the narrator, whose mother has died young, and Clet...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,060 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death