275 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385498807
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: 15 May 2001
Description
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,155 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
tense 43%
sad 37%
challenging 31%
dark 31%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assaultModerate
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism
275 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385498807
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Publication date: 15 May 2001
Description
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,155 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
tense 43%
sad 37%
challenging 31%
dark 31%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assaultModerate
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism