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254 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679452287
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Inc (T)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the summer of 1959 Stella Raphael joins her psychiatrist husband, Max, at his new posting--a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. Beautiful and headstrong, Stella soon falls under the spell of Edgar Stark, a brilliant and magnet...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,328 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
sad 50%
mysterious 49%
reflective 43%
emotional 38%
challenging 15%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 34% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationshipModerate
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization254 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679452287
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Inc (T)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the summer of 1959 Stella Raphael joins her psychiatrist husband, Max, at his new posting--a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. Beautiful and headstrong, Stella soon falls under the spell of Edgar Stark, a brilliant and magnet...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,328 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
sad 50%
mysterious 49%
reflective 43%
emotional 38%
challenging 15%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 34% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationshipModerate
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization