384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241965610
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
'She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense' Alain de BottonHow to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it's a fast-moving genre-be...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,167 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 53%
funny 30%
mysterious 28%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 11%
informative 7%
dark 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, AlcoholismModerate
Sexual content, Death, PedophiliaMinor
Ableism, Animal death, Bullying
384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241965610
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 August 2014
Description
'She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense' Alain de BottonHow to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it's a fast-moving genre-be...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,167 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 53%
funny 30%
mysterious 28%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 11%
informative 7%
dark 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, AlcoholismModerate
Sexual content, Death, PedophiliaMinor
Ableism, Animal death, Bullying