Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorderModerate
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 833 reviews
Moods
reflective 37%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
mysterious 31%
tense 18%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 34% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Average rating
244 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781627792103
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date: Not specified
Description
HILARY MANTEL is one of Britain's most accomplished and acclaimed writers. In these ten bracingly transgressive tales, all her gifts of characterisation and observation are fully engaged, ushering concealed horrors into the light. Childhood cruelt...Book Information
244 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781627792103
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date: Not specified
Description
HILARY MANTEL is one of Britain's most accomplished and acclaimed writers. In these ten bracingly transgressive tales, all her gifts of characterisation and observation are fully engaged, ushering concealed horrors into the light. Childhood cruelt...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorderModerate
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 833 reviews
Moods
reflective 37%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
funny 31%
mysterious 31%
tense 18%
adventurous 15%
sad 15%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 36% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 34% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Average rating