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241 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784740030
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto Windus
Publication date: Not specified
Description
What is the difference between friendship and love? Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely...
Community Reviews Summary of 738 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 69%
challenging 22%
dark 20%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 10%
informative 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 6%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Sexual assault, AntisemitismModerate
Infidelity, Alcohol, XenophobiaMinor
Cancer, Genocide, Miscarriage
241 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784740030
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto Windus
Publication date: Not specified
Description
What is the difference between friendship and love? Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely...
Community Reviews Summary of 738 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
sad 69%
challenging 22%
dark 20%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 10%
informative 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 6%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Sexual assault, AntisemitismModerate
Infidelity, Alcohol, XenophobiaMinor
Cancer, Genocide, Miscarriage