280 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780002257541
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Description
Karen, an attractive, popular student, goes into a coma one night in 1979. Whilst in it, she gives birth to a healthy baby daughter; once out of it, a mere eighteen years later, she finds herself, Rip van Winkle-like, a middle-aged mother whose fr...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,191 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
emotional 66%
mysterious 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
funny 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
adventurous 16%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Death, Drug use
280 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780002257541
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Description
Karen, an attractive, popular student, goes into a coma one night in 1979. Whilst in it, she gives birth to a healthy baby daughter; once out of it, a mere eighteen years later, she finds herself, Rip van Winkle-like, a middle-aged mother whose fr...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,191 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
emotional 66%
mysterious 50%
challenging 44%
sad 27%
funny 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
adventurous 16%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Death, Drug use