221 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340581230
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 04 February 2010
Description
Iris Vegan, a graduate student living alone and impoverished in New York, encounters four strong characters who fascinate and in different ways subordinate her: an inscrutable urban recluse who employs her to record the possessions of a murdered w...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
mysterious 52%
emotional 32%
tense 28%
challenging 24%
sad 20%
funny 8%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness
221 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340581230
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 04 February 2010
Description
Iris Vegan, a graduate student living alone and impoverished in New York, encounters four strong characters who fascinate and in different ways subordinate her: an inscrutable urban recluse who employs her to record the possessions of a murdered w...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
mysterious 52%
emotional 32%
tense 28%
challenging 24%
sad 20%
funny 8%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness