328 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847086006
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 27 October 2011
Description
Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man kno...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,150 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
funny 59%
reflective 26%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 18%
sad 15%
tense 14%
challenging 7%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 34% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 36% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Violence, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Vomit, Child deathMinor
Racism328 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847086006
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 27 October 2011
Description
Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man kno...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,150 reviews
Moods
dark 59%
funny 59%
reflective 26%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 18%
sad 15%
tense 14%
challenging 7%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 34% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 36% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Violence, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Vomit, Child deathMinor
Racism