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416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789283
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
When X – an iconoclastic artist, writer and polarizing shape-shifter – dies suddenly, her widow, wild with grief, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recognised as a crucial creative force of her era, she ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,788 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 53%
challenging 50%
emotional 44%
tense 26%
sad 25%
adventurous 16%
informative 9%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Homophobia, Religious bigotryMinor
Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789283
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
When X – an iconoclastic artist, writer and polarizing shape-shifter – dies suddenly, her widow, wild with grief, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recognised as a crucial creative force of her era, she ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,788 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 53%
challenging 50%
emotional 44%
tense 26%
sad 25%
adventurous 16%
informative 9%
funny 4%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 35% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuseModerate
War, Homophobia, Religious bigotryMinor
Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia