512 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330483209
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 16 April 2004
Description
In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby-whom Nick had idolized at Oxford-an...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,514 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 52%
dark 34%
challenging 32%
funny 20%
informative 10%
tense 9%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Death, HomophobiaModerate
Infidelity, Mental illness, AddictionMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm
512 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330483209
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 16 April 2004
Description
In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby-whom Nick had idolized at Oxford-an...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,514 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
sad 52%
dark 34%
challenging 32%
funny 20%
informative 10%
tense 9%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Death, HomophobiaModerate
Infidelity, Mental illness, AddictionMinor
Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm