304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist Bethany Ball comes a biting and darkly funny new novel that follows a set of privileged, jaded Connecticut suburbanites whose cozy, seemingly picture-perfect, lives begin to unravel amid shocking ...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
funny 48%
reflective 40%
emotional 35%
tense 27%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 10%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 28% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Eating disorder, Death of parent
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Description
From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist Bethany Ball comes a biting and darkly funny new novel that follows a set of privileged, jaded Connecticut suburbanites whose cozy, seemingly picture-perfect, lives begin to unravel amid shocking ...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
funny 48%
reflective 40%
emotional 35%
tense 27%
challenging 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 10%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 28% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Cancer, Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Eating disorder, Death of parent