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208 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449911815
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 August 1996
Description
To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love.--PEOPLE Magazine Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet, conventional life in Clarion, Maryland. She lives as simply as possible, and one day decides to simplify everything and leave her husband....
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
hopeful 46%
sad 38%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Death of parentModerate
Fatphobia, Grief, PregnancyMinor
Body shaming, Cancer, Miscarriage
208 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449911815
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 August 1996
Description
To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love.--PEOPLE Magazine Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet, conventional life in Clarion, Maryland. She lives as simply as possible, and one day decides to simplify everything and leave her husband....
Community Reviews Summary of 221 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
hopeful 46%
sad 38%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Death of parentModerate
Fatphobia, Grief, PregnancyMinor
Body shaming, Cancer, Miscarriage