288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0586044264
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Triad Granada
Publication date: 17 June 1982
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,730 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 45%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 30%
mysterious 19%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Misogyny, Rape
288 pages • first pub 1963 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0586044264
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Triad Granada
Publication date: 17 June 1982
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,730 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 45%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 30%
mysterious 19%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Misogyny, Rape