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272 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781925603576
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Text Classics
Publication date: 12 March 2019
Description
In the dying town of Drylands, Janet Deakin sells papers to lonely locals. At night, in her flat above the newsagency, she attempts to write a novel for a world in which no one reads--'full of people, she envisaged, glaring at a screen that glared...
Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
sad 60%
dark 40%
emotional 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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272 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781925603576
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Text Classics
Publication date: 12 March 2019
Description
In the dying town of Drylands, Janet Deakin sells papers to lonely locals. At night, in her flat above the newsagency, she attempts to write a novel for a world in which no one reads--'full of people, she envisaged, glaring at a screen that glared...
Community Reviews Summary of 39 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
sad 60%
dark 40%
emotional 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%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.