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Summary of 417 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 30%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 23%
reflective 23%
tense 23%
funny 15%
sad 15%
Pace
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
278 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780143116516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 26 January 2010
Description
This debut novel weaves the kind of mannered fantasy that might result if Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka. --The New Yorker Reminiscent of imaginative fiction from Jorge Luis Borges to Jasper Fforde yet dazzlingly original, The Manual of Detec...Book Information
278 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780143116516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 26 January 2010
Description
This debut novel weaves the kind of mannered fantasy that might result if Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka. --The New Yorker Reminiscent of imaginative fiction from Jorge Luis Borges to Jasper Fforde yet dazzlingly original, The Manual of Detec...Book information
Content Warnings
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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.
Community Reviews
Summary of 417 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 30%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 23%
reflective 23%
tense 23%
funny 15%
sad 15%
Pace
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating