289 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670919345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 October 2010
Description
For twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young Chilean poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet s secret police; one day a girl claiming to be the poet s daughter arrives to take i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
challenging 64%
reflective 58%
mysterious 47%
sad 47%
dark 29%
informative 11%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Death, AntisemitismModerate
Genocide
289 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670919345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 October 2010
Description
For twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young Chilean poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet s secret police; one day a girl claiming to be the poet s daughter arrives to take i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
challenging 64%
reflective 58%
mysterious 47%
sad 47%
dark 29%
informative 11%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Death, AntisemitismModerate
Genocide