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144 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679767206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 January 1996
Description
In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,060 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death
144 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679767206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 January 1996
Description
In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,060 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
emotional 50%
dark 46%
challenging 17%
tense 16%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Suicide, Animal crueltyModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal death