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416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234719
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 04 September 2023
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Employees, a radical, funny, and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood. After giving birth, Anna is utterly lost. She and her family move to the unfamiliar, snowy city of Stockholm. Anxiety threatens to complet...
Community Reviews Summary of 271 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
dark 67%
challenging 53%
sad 30%
tense 21%
informative 18%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 24% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical traumaModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Child death, DeathMinor
Eating disorder, Murder, Violence
416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234719
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 04 September 2023
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Employees, a radical, funny, and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood. After giving birth, Anna is utterly lost. She and her family move to the unfamiliar, snowy city of Stockholm. Anxiety threatens to complet...
Community Reviews Summary of 271 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
dark 67%
challenging 53%
sad 30%
tense 21%
informative 18%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 4%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 24% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical traumaModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Child death, DeathMinor
Eating disorder, Murder, Violence