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368 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679311300
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 01 April 2000
Description
Along with his parents and other equally maladjusted misfits and eccentrics, Francis Orme lives in Observatory Mansions -- once a magnificent ancestral home with beautiful grounds, now a crumbling apartment block. In a blocked-off corridor of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 40%
reflective 40%
mysterious 30%
funny 20%
challenging 10%
inspiring 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal cruelty, Mental illnessMinor
Ableism, Rape368 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679311300
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 01 April 2000
Description
Along with his parents and other equally maladjusted misfits and eccentrics, Francis Orme lives in Observatory Mansions -- once a magnificent ancestral home with beautiful grounds, now a crumbling apartment block. In a blocked-off corridor of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 40%
reflective 40%
mysterious 30%
funny 20%
challenging 10%
inspiring 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Animal cruelty, Mental illnessMinor
Ableism, Rape