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203 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250003744
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
Zoë Heller's first novel introduces an unforgettable curmudgeon, Willy Muller, an embittered journalist turned celebrity biographer and misanthrope. At the age of fifty, having survived imprisonment for murdering his wife, years of venomous hate m...
Community Reviews Summary of 87 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
challenging 33%
funny 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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203 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250003744
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
Zoë Heller's first novel introduces an unforgettable curmudgeon, Willy Muller, an embittered journalist turned celebrity biographer and misanthrope. At the age of fifty, having survived imprisonment for murdering his wife, years of venomous hate m...
Community Reviews Summary of 87 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
challenging 33%
funny 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.