269 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143105503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 October 2008
Description
In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of its original publication, Carol Shields's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is now available in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition One of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, this fictiona...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,197 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
sad 29%
hopeful 25%
funny 19%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 12%
lighthearted 9%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
dark 6%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Fatphobia, Antisemitism
269 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143105503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 October 2008
Description
In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of its original publication, Carol Shields's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is now available in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition One of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, this fictiona...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,197 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
sad 29%
hopeful 25%
funny 19%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 12%
lighthearted 9%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
dark 6%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Fatphobia, Antisemitism