656 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374600310
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 August 2023
Description
From the author of Skippy Dies, a dazzlingly intricate and poignant tragicomedy about family, inheritance, and the struggle to be good at the end of the world. The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie is up to his armpits in debt and increasingly p...
Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
tense 61%
reflective 57%
sad 57%
funny 39%
challenging 38%
mysterious 18%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 32% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death, Emotional abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cancer
656 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374600310
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 August 2023
Description
From the author of Skippy Dies, a dazzlingly intricate and poignant tragicomedy about family, inheritance, and the struggle to be good at the end of the world. The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie is up to his armpits in debt and increasingly p...
Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews
Moods
dark 64%
tense 61%
reflective 57%
sad 57%
funny 39%
challenging 38%
mysterious 18%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 5%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 32% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death, Emotional abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cancer