291 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mattie Ryder is a marvelously funny, well-intentioned, religious, sarcastic, tender, angry, and broke recently divorced mother of two young children. Then she finds a small rubber blue shoe - the kind you might get from a gumball machine - and a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 265 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
lighthearted 40%
sad 40%
funny 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shamingMinor
Racism, Sexual content, Medical content
291 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222266
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Mattie Ryder is a marvelously funny, well-intentioned, religious, sarcastic, tender, angry, and broke recently divorced mother of two young children. Then she finds a small rubber blue shoe - the kind you might get from a gumball machine - and a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 265 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
lighthearted 40%
sad 40%
funny 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shamingMinor
Racism, Sexual content, Medical content