295 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007291434
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 01 November 1999
Description
Budnitz builds her book with wit and art somewhere in the gaps between magic realism, family saga and female bildungsroman. She marries great technical skill to quirky humour and dizzying metaphor. She has an uncanny knack for the destabilizing an...
Community Reviews Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
mysterious 75%
reflective 75%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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295 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007291434
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 01 November 1999
Description
Budnitz builds her book with wit and art somewhere in the gaps between magic realism, family saga and female bildungsroman. She marries great technical skill to quirky humour and dizzying metaphor. She has an uncanny knack for the destabilizing an...
Community Reviews Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
mysterious 75%
reflective 75%
adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.