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240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780698195523
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 23 June 2015
Description
Rebecca Makkai’s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions...
Community Reviews Summary of 283 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 39%
challenging 34%
dark 30%
funny 21%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 13%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | N/A: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 23% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Genocide, War
240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780698195523
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 23 June 2015
Description
Rebecca Makkai’s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions...
Community Reviews Summary of 283 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
sad 39%
challenging 34%
dark 30%
funny 21%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 13%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | N/A: 18% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 23% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Genocide, War