226 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345498458
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 26 June 2007
Description
There is nothing extraordinary about Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife in the quiet town of Kingsmarkham, a woman devoted to her garden, her kitchen, her husband. Except that Margaret Parsons is dead, brutally strangled, her body abandoned in th...
Community Reviews Summary of 436 reviews
Moods
dark 30%
emotional 15%
tense 15%
challenging 7%
reflective 7%
relaxing 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 42% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Homophobia, Lesbophobia
226 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345498458
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 26 June 2007
Description
There is nothing extraordinary about Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife in the quiet town of Kingsmarkham, a woman devoted to her garden, her kitchen, her husband. Except that Margaret Parsons is dead, brutally strangled, her body abandoned in th...
Community Reviews Summary of 436 reviews
Moods
dark 30%
emotional 15%
tense 15%
challenging 7%
reflective 7%
relaxing 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 42% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Homophobia, Lesbophobia