554 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400063840
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run f...
Community Reviews Summary of 687 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 46%
sad 38%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
funny 23%
tense 23%
inspiring 15%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 7%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death
554 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400063840
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run f...
Community Reviews Summary of 687 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 46%
sad 38%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
funny 23%
tense 23%
inspiring 15%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 7%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death