208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548304
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Booker Prize–nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest ...
Community Reviews Summary of 139 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 39%
challenging 37%
reflective 32%
emotional 25%
sad 12%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug use
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548304
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Booker Prize–nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest ...
Community Reviews Summary of 139 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 39%
challenging 37%
reflective 32%
emotional 25%
sad 12%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug use