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224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781914484278
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribe UK
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Description
An electrifying descent from loneliness and grief into obsessive, all-consuming love, by an Italian literary star.‘When Xu bites me, when she has me in her teeth, naked and bad on top of me, everything is good.’In a skyscraper apartment overlookin...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
sad 55%
reflective 45%
tense 33%
mysterious 24%
challenging 23%
adventurous 8%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death, Toxic relationshipModerate
Suicide attempt, Drug use, VomitMinor
Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia
224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781914484278
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribe UK
Publication date: 09 March 2023
Description
An electrifying descent from loneliness and grief into obsessive, all-consuming love, by an Italian literary star.‘When Xu bites me, when she has me in her teeth, naked and bad on top of me, everything is good.’In a skyscraper apartment overlookin...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
sad 55%
reflective 45%
tense 33%
mysterious 24%
challenging 23%
adventurous 8%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 67% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death, Toxic relationshipModerate
Suicide attempt, Drug use, VomitMinor
Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia