192 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736097
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 October 1992
Description
At the start of this fiendishly comic and suspenseful novel, a mild-mannered English academic chuckles as he watches his wife commit adultery. The action takes place before she met him. But lines between film and reality, past and present become t...
Community Reviews Summary of 147 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
challenging 44%
emotional 44%
funny 33%
sad 22%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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192 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736097
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 27 October 1992
Description
At the start of this fiendishly comic and suspenseful novel, a mild-mannered English academic chuckles as he watches his wife commit adultery. The action takes place before she met him. But lines between film and reality, past and present become t...
Community Reviews Summary of 147 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
challenging 44%
emotional 44%
funny 33%
sad 22%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%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.