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336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374102609
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 06 July 2021
Description
William di Canzio's Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster's classic, published only after the author's de...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
hopeful 60%
reflective 52%
sad 22%
tense 20%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 16%
dark 14%
challenging 10%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 45% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs
336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374102609
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 06 July 2021
Description
William di Canzio's Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster's classic, published only after the author's de...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
hopeful 60%
reflective 52%
sad 22%
tense 20%
inspiring 18%
adventurous 16%
dark 14%
challenging 10%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 45% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs