Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Rape, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4142 reviews
Moods
tense 66%
sad 44%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 20%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
288 pages | first published 1963
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ISBN/UID: 9780099470472
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage (Penguin Random House)
Publication date: 05 February 2004
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, art student Miranda. Coming into unexpected money, he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believi...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1963
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ISBN/UID: 9780099470472
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage (Penguin Random House)
Publication date: 05 February 2004
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, art student Miranda. Coming into unexpected money, he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believi...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Rape, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4142 reviews
Moods
tense 66%
sad 44%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 20%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating