406 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007441303
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 12 April 2012
Description
The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.Brown University, 1982. Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English student and incurable romantic, is writing her thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot – authors of the great ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,818 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 34%
dark 22%
funny 20%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
tense 13%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual content, AddictionMinor
Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse
406 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007441303
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 12 April 2012
Description
The new novel from the bestselling author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides.Brown University, 1982. Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English student and incurable romantic, is writing her thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot – authors of the great ma...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,818 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 34%
dark 22%
funny 20%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
tense 13%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 6% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual content, AddictionMinor
Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse