389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101981085
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Publication date: 09 March 2017
Description
From the award-winning author and New Yorker contributor, a riveting novel about secrets and scandals, psychiatry and pulp fiction, inspired by the lives of H.P. Lovecraft and his circle. Marina Willett, M.D., has a problem. Her husband, Charlie, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 328 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
tense 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Mental illnessModerate
Suicide, Addiction, BullyingMinor
Drug abuse, Vomit
389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101981085
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Publication date: 09 March 2017
Description
From the award-winning author and New Yorker contributor, a riveting novel about secrets and scandals, psychiatry and pulp fiction, inspired by the lives of H.P. Lovecraft and his circle. Marina Willett, M.D., has a problem. Her husband, Charlie, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 328 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
tense 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Mental illnessModerate
Suicide, Addiction, BullyingMinor
Drug abuse, Vomit