416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062899835
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
"A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant. You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?" --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a RatWhich should prevail: loyalty to family ...
Community Reviews Summary of 319 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 58%
challenging 51%
tense 44%
reflective 41%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 32% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Gun violence416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062899835
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
"A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant. You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?" --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a RatWhich should prevail: loyalty to family ...
Community Reviews Summary of 319 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 58%
challenging 51%
tense 44%
reflective 41%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 32% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, DeathMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Gun violence