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288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099470472
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage (Penguin Random House)
Publication date: 05 February 2004
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, art student Miranda. Coming into unexpected money, he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believi...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,879 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 46%
emotional 32%
challenging 30%
reflective 28%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence
288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099470472
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage (Penguin Random House)
Publication date: 05 February 2004
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, art student Miranda. Coming into unexpected money, he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believi...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,879 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 46%
emotional 32%
challenging 30%
reflective 28%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence