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460 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679764021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 September 1995
Description
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,894 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
emotional 55%
sad 42%
dark 35%
tense 32%
challenging 22%
informative 15%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 26% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Death, Racial slursModerate
Sexual content, Murder, StalkingMinor
Infertility460 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679764021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 September 1995
Description
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,894 reviews
Moods
mysterious 66%
emotional 55%
sad 42%
dark 35%
tense 32%
challenging 22%
informative 15%
hopeful 8%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 26% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Racial slursModerate
Sexual content, Murder, StalkingMinor
Infertility