352 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781642860061
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: World Editions
Publication date: 06 November 2018
Description
Humor, pain and copious amounts of love run throughout this critically acclaimed novel by Tom Lanoye that sold almost 135,000 copies in Holland and Belgium alone. Both brave and honest, Speechless is a poignant homage to Lanoye's late mother, Jos ...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
hopeful 25%
tense 25%
Pace
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Character: 50% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
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Death, Homophobia, Death of parent
352 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781642860061
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: World Editions
Publication date: 06 November 2018
Description
Humor, pain and copious amounts of love run throughout this critically acclaimed novel by Tom Lanoye that sold almost 135,000 copies in Holland and Belgium alone. Both brave and honest, Speechless is a poignant homage to Lanoye's late mother, Jos ...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
hopeful 25%
tense 25%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Homophobia, Death of parent