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298 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374253806
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 January 2020
Description
It begins with our bodies . . . Safe together in the violet dark and yet already there are spaces beginning to open between us.From that first immaculate, fluid connection, through the ups and downs of a working-class childhood in northern England...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,228 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 38%
dark 20%
challenging 18%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 12%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
funny 5%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Alcohol, RapeModerate
Sexual assault, Death, Eating disorderMinor
Domestic abuse, Blood, Mental illness
298 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374253806
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 14 January 2020
Description
It begins with our bodies . . . Safe together in the violet dark and yet already there are spaces beginning to open between us.From that first immaculate, fluid connection, through the ups and downs of a working-class childhood in northern England...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,228 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 38%
dark 20%
challenging 18%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 12%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
funny 5%
relaxing 5%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Alcohol, RapeModerate
Sexual assault, Death, Eating disorderMinor
Domestic abuse, Blood, Mental illness