288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670916290
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 15 April 2010
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 362 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
emotional 52%
sad 47%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
challenging 11%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Emotional abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Classism
288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670916290
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 15 April 2010
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 362 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
emotional 52%
sad 47%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
challenging 11%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Emotional abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Classism