333 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307265739
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,857 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 50%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 15%
dark 12%
challenging 10%
tense 7%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 8% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death of parent, AddictionModerate
Alcoholism, Death, CancerMinor
Miscarriage333 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307265739
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,857 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 50%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 15%
dark 12%
challenging 10%
tense 7%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 8% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death of parent, AddictionModerate
Alcoholism, Death, CancerMinor
Miscarriage