215 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0553350269
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: 04 December 1984
Description
The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse C...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,015 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
emotional 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 25%
dark 24%
reflective 16%
challenging 13%
funny 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 41% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, SuicideMinor
Mental illness, Forced institutionalization215 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0553350269
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: 04 December 1984
Description
The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse C...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,015 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
emotional 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 25%
dark 24%
reflective 16%
challenging 13%
funny 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 41% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, SuicideMinor
Mental illness, Forced institutionalization