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208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548311
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest wa...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,942 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 46%
challenging 27%
reflective 26%
emotional 19%
sad 13%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Death, Toxic friendship
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548311
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest wa...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,942 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 46%
challenging 27%
reflective 26%
emotional 19%
sad 13%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 40% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Death, Toxic friendship