288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281509
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Description
In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral language and regiment facts, Wincewo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,095 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 49%
mysterious 36%
reflective 36%
informative 34%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
hopeful 12%
challenging 11%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 4%
dark 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, BullyingModerate
Homophobia, Infidelity, MisogynyMinor
Blood288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735281509
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Description
In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral language and regiment facts, Wincewo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,095 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 49%
mysterious 36%
reflective 36%
informative 34%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
hopeful 12%
challenging 11%
inspiring 6%
relaxing 6%
sad 4%
dark 3%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, BullyingModerate
Homophobia, Infidelity, MisogynyMinor
Blood