Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, CannibalismModerate
PedophiliaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 19069 reviews
Moods
mysterious 53%
tense 41%
challenging 20%
adventurous 16%
reflective 16%
funny 9%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
255 pages | first published 1985
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ISBN/UID: 9780394550848
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House, Inc
Publication date: 01 October 2006
Description
The year is 1738; the place, Paris. A baby is born under a fish-monger's bloody table in a marketplace, and abandoned. Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something in the aura of the tiny infant that is unsettli...Book Information
255 pages | first published 1985
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ISBN/UID: 9780394550848
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House, Inc
Publication date: 01 October 2006
Description
The year is 1738; the place, Paris. A baby is born under a fish-monger's bloody table in a marketplace, and abandoned. Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something in the aura of the tiny infant that is unsettli...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Violence, CannibalismModerate
PedophiliaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 19069 reviews
Moods
mysterious 53%
tense 41%
challenging 20%
adventurous 16%
reflective 16%
funny 9%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating