288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307743930
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 May 2015
Description
A heartbreaking, wildly inventive, and moving novel narrated by a teenage runaway, from the bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls.A Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of the Year Em...
Community Reviews Summary of 661 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 54%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Animal deathModerate
Drug use, Trafficking, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307743930
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 26 May 2015
Description
A heartbreaking, wildly inventive, and moving novel narrated by a teenage runaway, from the bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls.A Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of the Year Em...
Community Reviews Summary of 661 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 54%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
reflective 27%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Animal deathModerate
Drug use, Trafficking, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization