128 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780876451120
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Publication date: 15 January 1982
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 1,140 reviews
Moods
mysterious 46%
sad 44%
emotional 43%
dark 35%
funny 28%
adventurous 17%
tense 15%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | 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, Torture, Alcoholism
128 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780876451120
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Publication date: 15 January 1982
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 1,140 reviews
Moods
mysterious 46%
sad 44%
emotional 43%
dark 35%
funny 28%
adventurous 17%
tense 15%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 34% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | 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, Torture, Alcoholism