Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Sexual content, Toxic relationship, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Suicide, Child deathMinor
Rape, AntisemitismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2654 reviews
Moods
tense 56%
mysterious 30%
reflective 30%
emotional 28%
sad 24%
challenging 20%
adventurous 9%
funny 6%
informative 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | No: 1%Average rating
384 pages | first published 2018
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ISBN/UID: 9781984823014
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 13 November 2018
Description
"A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne's own."--Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...Book Information
384 pages | first published 2018
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ISBN/UID: 9781984823014
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Publication date: 13 November 2018
Description
"A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne's own."--Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Toxic relationship, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Suicide, Child deathMinor
Rape, AntisemitismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2654 reviews
Moods
tense 56%
mysterious 30%
reflective 30%
emotional 28%
sad 24%
challenging 20%
adventurous 9%
funny 6%
informative 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | No: 1%Average rating