Zoo Time by Howard Jacobson

Zoo Time

Howard Jacobson

375 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

Description

Novelist Guy Ableman is in thrall to his vivacious wife Vanessa, a strikingly beautiful red-head, contrary, highly strung and blazingly angry. The trouble is, he is no less in thrall to her alluring mother, Poppy. More like sisters than mother and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews

Moods

lighthearted 100%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
relaxing 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

2.51

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