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11 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781797165646
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
From the prizewinning author of The Manningtree Witches, a subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented and driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite....
Community Reviews Summary of 544 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
sad 49%
reflective 32%
tense 32%
emotional 30%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 17%
funny 12%
informative 5%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 40% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CannibalismModerate
War, Child death, Vomit
11 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781797165646
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
From the prizewinning author of The Manningtree Witches, a subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented and driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite....
Community Reviews Summary of 544 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
sad 49%
reflective 32%
tense 32%
emotional 30%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 17%
funny 12%
informative 5%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 40% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CannibalismModerate
War, Child death, Vomit