279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025964
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 May 2011
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 421 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
emotional 60%
sad 52%
tense 24%
challenging 20%
mysterious 16%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Emotional abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuseMinor
Classism279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025964
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 May 2011
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 421 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
emotional 60%
sad 52%
tense 24%
challenging 20%
mysterious 16%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 65% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Emotional abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuseMinor
Classism