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224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328494436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 09 October 2018
Description
In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject. Failed father, failed husband, and failed scholar, Charles Hayden hopes to put...
Community Reviews Summary of 566 reviews
Moods
mysterious 88%
emotional 42%
sad 34%
tense 27%
reflective 15%
adventurous 14%
challenging 11%
hopeful 4%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Drug use, GriefModerate
Murder, Blood, VomitMinor
Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Infidelity
224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328494436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 09 October 2018
Description
In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject. Failed father, failed husband, and failed scholar, Charles Hayden hopes to put...
Community Reviews Summary of 566 reviews
Moods
mysterious 88%
emotional 42%
sad 34%
tense 27%
reflective 15%
adventurous 14%
challenging 11%
hopeful 4%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Drug use, GriefModerate
Murder, Blood, VomitMinor
Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Infidelity