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289 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393079982
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 12 October 2010
Description
For twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young Chilean poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet’s secret police; one day a girl claiming to be the poet’s daughter arrives to take i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,429 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
challenging 60%
sad 50%
mysterious 45%
dark 30%
informative 10%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%Average rating
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Graphic
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Genocide
289 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393079982
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 12 October 2010
Description
For twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young Chilean poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet’s secret police; one day a girl claiming to be the poet’s daughter arrives to take i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,429 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
challenging 60%
sad 50%
mysterious 45%
dark 30%
informative 10%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Death, ConfinementModerate
Genocide