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321 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781785655708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Publication date: 19 June 2018
Description
Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his f...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,672 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
dark 35%
mysterious 35%
sad 27%
reflective 22%
tense 16%
hopeful 12%
challenging 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Gun violence, MisogynyModerate
Violence, Death, Animal crueltyMinor
Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Infertility
321 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781785655708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Publication date: 19 June 2018
Description
Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his f...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,672 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
dark 35%
mysterious 35%
sad 27%
reflective 22%
tense 16%
hopeful 12%
challenging 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Gun violence, MisogynyModerate
Violence, Death, Animal crueltyMinor
Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Infertility