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256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780689848919
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Aladdin
Publication date: 01 March 2002
Description
An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where the plot rages like the epidemic itself (The New York Times Book Review). During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,036 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
informative 48%
dark 33%
tense 30%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 23%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
reflective 18%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 35% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Pandemic/EpidemicModerate
Violence, Vomit, Death of parentMinor
Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia
256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780689848919
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Aladdin
Publication date: 01 March 2002
Description
An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where the plot rages like the epidemic itself (The New York Times Book Review). During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the fa...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,036 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
informative 48%
dark 33%
tense 30%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 23%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
reflective 18%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 35% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Pandemic/EpidemicModerate
Violence, Vomit, Death of parentMinor
Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia