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272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593192368
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 05 March 2024
Description
The prize-winning, bestselling author of Peaces and Gingerbread returns with a novel about competitive friendship, the elastic boundaries of storytelling, and the meddling influence of a city called PragueIn Helen Oyeyemi’s joyous new novel, the C...
Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
adventurous 43%
reflective 29%
funny 22%
dark 11%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 34% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 25% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 32% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Death, Grief, Toxic friendshipMinor
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault
272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593192368
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 05 March 2024
Description
The prize-winning, bestselling author of Peaces and Gingerbread returns with a novel about competitive friendship, the elastic boundaries of storytelling, and the meddling influence of a city called PragueIn Helen Oyeyemi’s joyous new novel, the C...
Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
adventurous 43%
reflective 29%
funny 22%
dark 11%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 34% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 25% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 32% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Death, Grief, Toxic friendshipMinor
Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault