Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Child death, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Racism, RapeMinor
Ableism, Animal death, BullyingCommunity Reviews
Summary of 198 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
tense 43%
adventurous 17%
emotional 14%
sad 12%
challenging 9%
reflective 7%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 32% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 10% | No: 6%Average rating
191 pages | first published 1983
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ISBN/UID: 9780380822065
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Publication date: 01 February 1983
Description
Elinor Dammert abandoned her first-born child in a bargain with Mary-Love Caskey of Perdido, Alabama, and set in motion a series of strange familial entanglements. Her goals: power, money, her way.In her way, she would begin to suck power from the...Book Information
191 pages | first published 1983
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ISBN/UID: 9780380822065
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Avon Books
Publication date: 01 February 1983
Description
Elinor Dammert abandoned her first-born child in a bargain with Mary-Love Caskey of Perdido, Alabama, and set in motion a series of strange familial entanglements. Her goals: power, money, her way.In her way, she would begin to suck power from the...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Child death, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Racism, RapeMinor
Ableism, Animal death, BullyingCommunity Reviews
Summary of 198 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
tense 43%
adventurous 17%
emotional 14%
sad 12%
challenging 9%
reflective 7%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 32% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 10% | No: 6%Average rating