384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781760557256
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Australia
Publication date: 28 May 2019
Description
A Parisian bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript containing three stories, each as unlikely as the other. The first, 'The Education of a Monster', is a letter penned by the poet Charles Baudelaire to an illiterate girl. The second, 'City of G...
Community Reviews Summary of 877 reviews
Moods
adventurous 71%
reflective 37%
challenging 36%
emotional 30%
dark 22%
tense 20%
sad 17%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 37% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Death, Physical abuseModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, RacismMinor
Suicide, Drug use, Self harm
384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781760557256
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Australia
Publication date: 28 May 2019
Description
A Parisian bookbinder stumbles across a manuscript containing three stories, each as unlikely as the other. The first, 'The Education of a Monster', is a letter penned by the poet Charles Baudelaire to an illiterate girl. The second, 'City of G...
Community Reviews Summary of 877 reviews
Moods
adventurous 71%
reflective 37%
challenging 36%
emotional 30%
dark 22%
tense 20%
sad 17%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 37% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Death, Physical abuseModerate
Murder, Domestic abuse, RacismMinor
Suicide, Drug use, Self harm