Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
AbortionCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4972 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
informative 59%
inspiring 46%
sad 39%
hopeful 27%
challenging 11%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
funny 3%
tense 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
416 pages | first published 2020
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ISBN/UID: 9781984820730
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 31 March 2020
Description
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford ...Book Information
416 pages | first published 2020
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ISBN/UID: 9781984820730
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 31 March 2020
Description
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
AbortionCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4972 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
informative 59%
inspiring 46%
sad 39%
hopeful 27%
challenging 11%
adventurous 9%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
funny 3%
tense 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating