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337 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 29 September 2011
Description
It's an exhilarating new direction for Helen Oyeyemi with a mischievous story of love, lies and inspiration. It’s an ordinary afternoon in 1938 for the celebrated American novelist St John Fox, hard at work in the study of his suburban home – u...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,419 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
reflective 50%
dark 32%
adventurous 30%
emotional 26%
funny 25%
sad 12%
tense 10%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 28% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 33% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Body horrorModerate
Misogyny, Toxic relationship, ViolenceMinor
Incest, Sexual assault, Sexism
337 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 29 September 2011
Description
It's an exhilarating new direction for Helen Oyeyemi with a mischievous story of love, lies and inspiration. It’s an ordinary afternoon in 1938 for the celebrated American novelist St John Fox, hard at work in the study of his suburban home – u...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,419 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
reflective 50%
dark 32%
adventurous 30%
emotional 26%
funny 25%
sad 12%
tense 10%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 29% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 28% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 33% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Body horrorModerate
Misogyny, Toxic relationship, ViolenceMinor
Incest, Sexual assault, Sexism