256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571313686
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 02 September 2014
Description
A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of t...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,453 reviews
Moods
emotional 25%
challenging 16%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 7%
sad 6%
funny 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 3%
dark 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | N/A: 5% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal crueltyModerate
Animal death, InfidelityMinor
Eating disorder
256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571313686
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 02 September 2014
Description
A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of t...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,453 reviews
Moods
emotional 25%
challenging 16%
relaxing 16%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 7%
sad 6%
funny 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
informative 3%
dark 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | N/A: 5% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal crueltyModerate
Animal death, InfidelityMinor
Eating disorder