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288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307400994
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 31 August 2010
Description
Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 73,770 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 66%
dark 54%
mysterious 46%
challenging 23%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Death, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Sexual content, Bullying, Infertility288 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307400994
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 31 August 2010
Description
Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 73,770 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 66%
dark 54%
mysterious 46%
challenging 23%
tense 13%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 27% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Medical traumaModerate
Sexual content, Bullying, Infertility