560 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281639
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 21 September 2021
Description
A masterwork from one of the country's most critically acclaimed and beloved writers that is both compulsively readable and heartstopping in the vital truth it reveals. Unfolding them in a novel that grapples with sexual abuse, male violence and m...
Community Reviews Summary of 18 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 71%
mysterious 71%
challenging 57%
tense 42%
reflective 28%
informative 14%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuseModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse
560 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281639
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 21 September 2021
Description
A masterwork from one of the country's most critically acclaimed and beloved writers that is both compulsively readable and heartstopping in the vital truth it reveals. Unfolding them in a novel that grapples with sexual abuse, male violence and m...
Community Reviews Summary of 18 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 71%
mysterious 71%
challenging 57%
tense 42%
reflective 28%
informative 14%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuseModerate
Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse