3 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1982 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780571368006
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber Audio
Publication date: 03 August 2021
Description
In the quiet suburbs, while Dorothy is doing chores and waiting for her husband to come home from work, not in the least anticipating romance, she hears a strange radio announcement about a monster who has just escaped from the Institute for Ocean...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,619 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
mysterious 46%
sad 45%
dark 35%
funny 28%
adventurous 20%
tense 18%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 37% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Child death, GriefModerate
Death, Adult/minor relationship, MiscarriageMinor
Car accident, Violence, Sexual content3 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1982 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780571368006
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber Audio
Publication date: 03 August 2021
Description
In the quiet suburbs, while Dorothy is doing chores and waiting for her husband to come home from work, not in the least anticipating romance, she hears a strange radio announcement about a monster who has just escaped from the Institute for Ocean...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,619 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
mysterious 46%
sad 45%
dark 35%
funny 28%
adventurous 20%
tense 18%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 34% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 37% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Child death, GriefModerate
Death, Adult/minor relationship, MiscarriageMinor
Car accident, Violence, Sexual content