256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374146122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
What a debut Early Work is one of the wittiest, wisest (sometimes silliest, in the best sense), and bravest novels about wrestling with the early stages of life and love, of creative and destructive urges, I've read in a while. The angst of the y...
Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 27%
tense 27%
challenging 18%
lighthearted 18%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%
dark 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual content, AlcoholMinor
Alcoholism
256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374146122
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 10 July 2018
Description
What a debut Early Work is one of the wittiest, wisest (sometimes silliest, in the best sense), and bravest novels about wrestling with the early stages of life and love, of creative and destructive urges, I've read in a while. The angst of the y...
Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 27%
tense 27%
challenging 18%
lighthearted 18%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%
dark 9%
relaxing 9%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual content, AlcoholMinor
Alcoholism