464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525558965
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Description
From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believedIt is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touche...
Community Reviews Summary of 344 reviews
Moods
informative 63%
challenging 40%
funny 37%
emotional 27%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 17%
dark 14%
sad 14%
inspiring 7%
tense 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 40% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, ClassismMinor
Sexism, Death of parent
464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525558965
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Description
From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believedIt is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touche...
Community Reviews Summary of 344 reviews
Moods
informative 63%
challenging 40%
funny 37%
emotional 27%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 17%
dark 14%
sad 14%
inspiring 7%
tense 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 40% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Violence, ClassismMinor
Sexism, Death of parent