Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 310 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
sad 37%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
tense 25%
lighthearted 12%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
206 pages | first published 1977
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ISBN/UID: 9780770517120
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Rose and her stepmother, Flo, live in Hanratty—across the bridge from the "good" part of town. Rose, alternately fascinated and appalled by the rude energy of the people around her, grows up nursing her hope of outgrowing her humble beginnings and...Book Information
206 pages | first published 1977
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ISBN/UID: 9780770517120
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Rose and her stepmother, Flo, live in Hanratty—across the bridge from the "good" part of town. Rose, alternately fascinated and appalled by the rude energy of the people around her, grows up nursing her hope of outgrowing her humble beginnings and...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 310 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
sad 37%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 25%
tense 25%
lighthearted 12%
Pace
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating