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402 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743261821
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 21 September 2004
Description
When Anthony Doerr's The Shell Collector was published in 2002, the Los Angeles Times called his stories "as close to faultless as any writer -- young or vastly experienced -- could wish for." He won the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Ar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
sad 63%
hopeful 23%
dark 22%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
tense 10%
informative 8%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Grief, StalkingModerate
Death of parent, Child death, DeathMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexual content
402 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743261821
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 21 September 2004
Description
When Anthony Doerr's The Shell Collector was published in 2002, the Los Angeles Times called his stories "as close to faultless as any writer -- young or vastly experienced -- could wish for." He won the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Ar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
sad 63%
hopeful 23%
dark 22%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
tense 10%
informative 8%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Grief, StalkingModerate
Death of parent, Child death, DeathMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexual content