232 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781941040959
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House Books
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
Moored in a coastal fishing town so far north that the highways only run south, the unnamed narrator of The Seas is a misfit. She's often the subject of cruel local gossip. Her father, a sailor, walked into the ocean eleven years earlier and never...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,139 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
mysterious 65%
sad 55%
reflective 40%
challenging 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 12%
funny 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Miscarriage, BloodMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Murder232 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781941040959
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House Books
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
Moored in a coastal fishing town so far north that the highways only run south, the unnamed narrator of The Seas is a misfit. She's often the subject of cruel local gossip. Her father, a sailor, walked into the ocean eleven years earlier and never...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,139 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
mysterious 65%
sad 55%
reflective 40%
challenging 29%
tense 19%
adventurous 12%
funny 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Miscarriage, BloodMinor
Sexual content, Vomit, Murder