827 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416548645
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 June 2007
Description
Our lives, our half-century. Nick Shay and Klara Sax knew each other once, intimately, and they meet again in the American desert. He is trying to outdistance the crucial events of his early life, haunted by the hard logic of loss and by the echo...
Community Reviews Summary of 997 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 45%
emotional 32%
mysterious 29%
funny 27%
adventurous 18%
sad 18%
tense 13%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
relaxing 8%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual contentModerate
Cursing, Violence, War
827 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416548645
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 June 2007
Description
Our lives, our half-century. Nick Shay and Klara Sax knew each other once, intimately, and they meet again in the American desert. He is trying to outdistance the crucial events of his early life, haunted by the hard logic of loss and by the echo...
Community Reviews Summary of 997 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 45%
emotional 32%
mysterious 29%
funny 27%
adventurous 18%
sad 18%
tense 13%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
relaxing 8%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual contentModerate
Cursing, Violence, War