250 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802142665
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 07 June 2006
Description
Chosen by the Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Novels of 2005, Lily King's new novel is a story about an independent woman and her fifteen-year-old son, and the truth she has long concealed from him. Fifteen years ago Vida ...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
dark 42%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
tense 21%
mysterious 14%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 25% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault
250 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802142665
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 07 June 2006
Description
Chosen by the Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Novels of 2005, Lily King's new novel is a story about an independent woman and her fifteen-year-old son, and the truth she has long concealed from him. Fifteen years ago Vida ...
Community Reviews Summary of 115 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
dark 42%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
tense 21%
mysterious 14%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 25% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault