336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399576027
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 July 2016
Description
A beautifully wrought story of an ad hoc family and the crisis they must overcome together. Edith is a widowed landlady who rents apartments in her Brooklyn brownstone to an unlikely collection of humans, all deeply in need of shelter. Crippled...
Community Reviews Summary of 311 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 46%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 26%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
dark 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Average rating
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Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399576027
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 July 2016
Description
A beautifully wrought story of an ad hoc family and the crisis they must overcome together. Edith is a widowed landlady who rents apartments in her Brooklyn brownstone to an unlikely collection of humans, all deeply in need of shelter. Crippled...
Community Reviews Summary of 311 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 46%
hopeful 26%
inspiring 26%
adventurous 6%
challenging 6%
dark 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness