378 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408802779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 22 April 2003
Description
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. The narrator is Snowman (a man once known as Jimmy), self-named though not self-created. As the story begins, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing a dirty old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beautiful and beloved Ory...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,271 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 40%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
sad 26%
emotional 21%
funny 11%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Pedophilia, TraffickingModerate
Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship
378 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408802779
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 22 April 2003
Description
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. The narrator is Snowman (a man once known as Jimmy), self-named though not self-created. As the story begins, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing a dirty old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beautiful and beloved Ory...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,271 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 40%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
sad 26%
emotional 21%
funny 11%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 30% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Pedophilia, TraffickingModerate
Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship