308 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447237136
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts looking, she believes, for beauty--the opposite of the life she's left behind in New York. She marries Arturo Whitman, a local widower, and becomes stepmother to h...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,401 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
reflective 54%
emotional 43%
challenging 32%
tense 17%
sad 15%
funny 7%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 26% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Child abuse, Transphobia, RacismModerate
Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Abortion308 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447237136
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts looking, she believes, for beauty--the opposite of the life she's left behind in New York. She marries Arturo Whitman, a local widower, and becomes stepmother to h...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,401 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
reflective 54%
emotional 43%
challenging 32%
tense 17%
sad 15%
funny 7%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 26% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Transphobia, RacismModerate
Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Abortion