Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, AlcoholMinor
Cancer, Drug use, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5598 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
funny 51%
challenging 28%
sad 17%
tense 16%
dark 9%
hopeful 8%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
443 pages | first published 2005
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ISBN/UID: 9780143017639
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...Book Information
443 pages | first published 2005
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ISBN/UID: 9780143017639
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, AlcoholMinor
Cancer, Drug use, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5598 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
funny 51%
challenging 28%
sad 17%
tense 16%
dark 9%
hopeful 8%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 30% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating