446 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594200632
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication date: 13 September 2005
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,784 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
funny 52%
challenging 29%
sad 17%
tense 15%
dark 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 30% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, AlcoholMinor
Cancer, Drug use, Homophobia
446 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594200632
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication date: 13 September 2005
Description
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,784 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
funny 52%
challenging 29%
sad 17%
tense 15%
dark 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
informative 4%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 30% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Cursing, AlcoholMinor
Cancer, Drug use, Homophobia