284 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061624254
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 11 November 2008
Description
On a snowy Friday night in 1979, just hours after making love for the first time, Richard's girlfriend, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil, falls into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to their daughter, Megan. As Karen sleeps through the...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,191 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
emotional 66%
mysterious 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
funny 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
adventurous 16%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Average rating
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Alcoholism, Death, Drug use
284 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061624254
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 11 November 2008
Description
On a snowy Friday night in 1979, just hours after making love for the first time, Richard's girlfriend, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil, falls into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to their daughter, Megan. As Karen sleeps through the...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,191 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
emotional 66%
mysterious 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
funny 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
adventurous 16%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Death, Drug use