400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471171949
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner UK
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Description
From 2014 Man Booker longlisted Virginia Reeves comes a moving and riveting new novel about the head doctor of a mental institution whose marriage and job come under threat when he and a younger patient develop a relationship. Doctor Ed Malinowski...
Community Reviews Summary of 59 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
reflective 80%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471171949
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner UK
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Description
From 2014 Man Booker longlisted Virginia Reeves comes a moving and riveting new novel about the head doctor of a mental institution whose marriage and job come under threat when he and a younger patient develop a relationship. Doctor Ed Malinowski...
Community Reviews Summary of 59 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
reflective 80%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.