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608 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140092295
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 12 March 1986
Description
It begins with a boyhood lived on an emotional seesaw, marked alternately by extravagance and deprivation, dominated by a man both adored and adoring who educated Pym from birth in the ways of his as yet unchosen profession. The man: Pym's father,...
Community Reviews Summary of 751 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
challenging 47%
tense 38%
adventurous 31%
dark 27%
sad 25%
emotional 20%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 41% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
608 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140092295
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 12 March 1986
Description
It begins with a boyhood lived on an emotional seesaw, marked alternately by extravagance and deprivation, dominated by a man both adored and adoring who educated Pym from birth in the ways of his as yet unchosen profession. The man: Pym's father,...
Community Reviews Summary of 751 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
challenging 47%
tense 38%
adventurous 31%
dark 27%
sad 25%
emotional 20%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 41% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating