420 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780358251873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her “slyly subversive” (EW) cult-hit Dietland—a feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up.New Mexico, 2017: Sylvia Wren is o...
Community Reviews Summary of 625 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
emotional 69%
sad 54%
reflective 35%
tense 33%
challenging 19%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Blood, GriefModerate
Forced institutionalization, Suicide, PregnancyMinor
Sexual assault, Self harm, Car accident
420 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780358251873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
The highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her “slyly subversive” (EW) cult-hit Dietland—a feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up.New Mexico, 2017: Sylvia Wren is o...
Community Reviews Summary of 625 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
emotional 69%
sad 54%
reflective 35%
tense 33%
challenging 19%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Blood, GriefModerate
Forced institutionalization, Suicide, PregnancyMinor
Sexual assault, Self harm, Car accident