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368 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385496957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Midsummer, and in an unassuming house on a quiet residential street on the edge of Brockwell Park in south London, a husband and wife are discovered. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten, the husband is close to death. But worse is to c...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
tense 76%
mysterious 60%
sad 50%
challenging 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, BloodMinor
Cancer, Terminal illness
368 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385496957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Midsummer, and in an unassuming house on a quiet residential street on the edge of Brockwell Park in south London, a husband and wife are discovered. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten, the husband is close to death. But worse is to c...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
tense 76%
mysterious 60%
sad 50%
challenging 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pedophilia, Child abuse, RapeModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, BloodMinor
Cancer, Terminal illness