12 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Startlingly talented . . . he survives the inevitable, apt comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut and writes in a tenderly mordant voice all his own. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times In this novel rich in character, Junior Thibodeau grows up in rural Maine...
Community Reviews Summary of 657 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
reflective 58%
sad 52%
hopeful 41%
funny 35%
tense 29%
inspiring 17%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
mysterious 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuseModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Racism
12 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Startlingly talented . . . he survives the inevitable, apt comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut and writes in a tenderly mordant voice all his own. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times In this novel rich in character, Junior Thibodeau grows up in rural Maine...
Community Reviews Summary of 657 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
reflective 58%
sad 52%
hopeful 41%
funny 35%
tense 29%
inspiring 17%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
mysterious 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuseModerate
Cancer, Child abuse, Racism