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Joy Williams
224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657576
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
In her first novel since The Quick and the Dead (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), the legendary writer takes us into an uncertain landscape after an environmental apocalypse, a world in which only the man-made has value, but some still wish to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 45%
mysterious 39%
funny 26%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
emotional 7%
tense 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 32% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal cruelty, Death, SuicideMinor
Grief—
Joy Williams
224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657576
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
In her first novel since The Quick and the Dead (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), the legendary writer takes us into an uncertain landscape after an environmental apocalypse, a world in which only the man-made has value, but some still wish to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 272 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 45%
mysterious 39%
funny 26%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
emotional 7%
tense 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 49% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 32% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal cruelty, Death, SuicideMinor
Grief