320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060735456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publication date: 25 May 2004
Description
The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally--well, to be accurate, artificially--business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,406 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 58%
adventurous 35%
mysterious 11%
relaxing 11%
tense 11%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 38%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Drug use, Mental illness
320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060735456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publication date: 25 May 2004
Description
The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally--well, to be accurate, artificially--business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely s...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,406 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 58%
adventurous 35%
mysterious 11%
relaxing 11%
tense 11%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 38%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Drug use, Mental illness