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416 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349012834
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 27 December 2005
Description
It is Columbia University, 1968. Ann Drayton and Georgette George meet as roommates on the first night. Ann is rich and radical; Georgette is leery and introverted, a child of the very poverty and strife her new friend finds so noble. The two are ...
Community Reviews Summary of 247 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
dark 33%
sad 33%
informative 29%
challenging 25%
adventurous 16%
tense 12%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Racial slursModerate
Mental illness, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
416 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349012834
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 27 December 2005
Description
It is Columbia University, 1968. Ann Drayton and Georgette George meet as roommates on the first night. Ann is rich and radical; Georgette is leery and introverted, a child of the very poverty and strife her new friend finds so noble. The two are ...
Community Reviews Summary of 247 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
dark 33%
sad 33%
informative 29%
challenging 25%
adventurous 16%
tense 12%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Racial slursModerate
Mental illness, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis