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288 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394728810
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 12 February 1985
Description
A young girl spends her summer vacation in a country house where a tiger roams . . . A man reading a mystery finds out too late that he is the murderer's intended victim . . . Originally published in hardcover as End of the Game and Other Stories,...
Community Reviews Summary of 443 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
challenging 53%
dark 53%
emotional 30%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
funny 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 22% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | N/A: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Emotional abuse, GriefModerate
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, CursingMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity288 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394728810
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 12 February 1985
Description
A young girl spends her summer vacation in a country house where a tiger roams . . . A man reading a mystery finds out too late that he is the murderer's intended victim . . . Originally published in hardcover as End of the Game and Other Stories,...
Community Reviews Summary of 443 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
challenging 53%
dark 53%
emotional 30%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
funny 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 22% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | N/A: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Emotional abuse, GriefModerate
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, CursingMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity