404 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781405949422
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd - Penguin
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Description
1955. In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth . . .1975. Twenty y...
Community Reviews Summary of 219 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
mysterious 51%
reflective 44%
hopeful 25%
dark 21%
tense 14%
inspiring 12%
challenging 11%
informative 8%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Homophobia, Mental illness, DeathModerate
AlcoholMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault404 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781405949422
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd - Penguin
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Description
1955. In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth . . .1975. Twenty y...
Community Reviews Summary of 219 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
mysterious 51%
reflective 44%
hopeful 25%
dark 21%
tense 14%
inspiring 12%
challenging 11%
informative 8%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Mental illness, DeathModerate
AlcoholMinor
Ableism, Sexual assault