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384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374200954
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Publication date: 28 February 2012
Description
A mind-bending, genre-twisting debut novel In West Akron, there lived a reclusive elderly man who always wore mittens, even in July. He had no friends and no family; all over town, he was known only as the Man from Primrose Lane. And on a summer d...
Community Reviews Summary of 235 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
tense 42%
reflective 14%
Pace
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Plot: 14% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Sexual content, BloodModerate
Mental illness, Violence384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374200954
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Publication date: 28 February 2012
Description
A mind-bending, genre-twisting debut novel In West Akron, there lived a reclusive elderly man who always wore mittens, even in July. He had no friends and no family; all over town, he was known only as the Man from Primrose Lane. And on a summer d...
Community Reviews Summary of 235 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
tense 42%
reflective 14%
Pace
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Plot: 14% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Sexual content, BloodModerate
Mental illness, Violence