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346 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143113096
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
A literary page-turner about one man's macabre ambition to create life-and secure immortality The village of Wolfheim is a quiet little place until the geneticist Dr. Victor Hoppe returns after an absence of nearly twenty years. The doctor brings...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,118 reviews
Moods
mysterious 63%
tense 39%
challenging 25%
sad 21%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
informative 8%
adventurous 7%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Character: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Suicide, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Mental illness, MurderMinor
Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry
346 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143113096
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
A literary page-turner about one man's macabre ambition to create life-and secure immortality The village of Wolfheim is a quiet little place until the geneticist Dr. Victor Hoppe returns after an absence of nearly twenty years. The doctor brings...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,118 reviews
Moods
mysterious 63%
tense 39%
challenging 25%
sad 21%
emotional 20%
reflective 20%
informative 8%
adventurous 7%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 43% | Character: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Suicide, Child deathModerate
Medical content, Mental illness, MurderMinor
Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry