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Emma Straub
400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241453476
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about adolescence and middle age, expectation and anticipation, and how we must cherish what we have while there is still time . . . Alice Stern isn't ready to turn forty. She thought she'd have mo...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,521 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
hopeful 57%
sad 31%
adventurous 28%
funny 18%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 12%
challenging 5%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 41% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, GriefModerate
Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content—
Emma Straub
400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241453476
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about adolescence and middle age, expectation and anticipation, and how we must cherish what we have while there is still time . . . Alice Stern isn't ready to turn forty. She thought she'd have mo...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,521 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
hopeful 57%
sad 31%
adventurous 28%
funny 18%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 12%
challenging 5%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 41% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, GriefModerate
Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content