Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 11948 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 63%
mysterious 57%
emotional 43%
tense 29%
challenging 23%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 38% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
274 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9781101870600
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 13 August 2019
Description
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses--until ...Book Information
274 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9781101870600
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Publication date: 13 August 2019
Description
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses--until ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 11948 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
sad 63%
mysterious 57%
emotional 43%
tense 29%
challenging 23%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 38% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating