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406 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007441303
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 12 April 2012
Description
The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.Brown University, 1982. Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English student and incurable romantic, is writing her thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot – authors of the great ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,650 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 34%
dark 21%
funny 19%
challenging 18%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 32% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual contentModerate
Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction
406 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007441303
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 12 April 2012
Description
The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.Brown University, 1982. Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English student and incurable romantic, is writing her thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot – authors of the great ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,650 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 34%
dark 21%
funny 19%
challenging 18%
tense 13%
hopeful 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 32% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual contentModerate
Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction