208 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312275426
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 21 March 2001
Description
Lying in the sand dunes of Baritone Bay are the bodies of a middle-aged couple. Celice and Joseph, in their mid-50s and married for more than 30 years, are returning to the seacoast where they met as students. Instead, they are battered to death b...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
sad 44%
emotional 33%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 12%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 40% | Plot: 40% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Fire/Fire injury
208 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312275426
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 21 March 2001
Description
Lying in the sand dunes of Baritone Bay are the bodies of a middle-aged couple. Celice and Joseph, in their mid-50s and married for more than 30 years, are returning to the seacoast where they met as students. Instead, they are battered to death b...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
sad 44%
emotional 33%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 12%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 40% | Plot: 40% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Fire/Fire injury