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192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 January 2021
Description
"Profound and delightful. . . . A strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making." --Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny The ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 410 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 51%
emotional 33%
mysterious 30%
adventurous 27%
tense 25%
challenging 10%
funny 9%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Mental illness, Grief, Confinement192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 January 2021
Description
"Profound and delightful. . . . A strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making." --Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny The ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 410 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 51%
emotional 33%
mysterious 30%
adventurous 27%
tense 25%
challenging 10%
funny 9%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Grief, Confinement