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432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099563198
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 04 August 2011
Description
A special celebratory edition to mark the 21st birthday of Vintage books. Swede Levov, a legendary athlete at his Newark high school, grows up in the booming post-war years to marry a former Miss New Jersey, inherit his father's glove factory, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,806 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 34%
informative 10%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content, Rape, AbleismMinor
Antisemitism, Incest, Terminal illness
432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099563198
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 04 August 2011
Description
A special celebratory edition to mark the 21st birthday of Vintage books. Swede Levov, a legendary athlete at his Newark high school, grows up in the booming post-war years to marry a former Miss New Jersey, inherit his father's glove factory, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,806 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 53%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
tense 34%
informative 10%
mysterious 7%
funny 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Infidelity, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content, Rape, AbleismMinor
Antisemitism, Incest, Terminal illness