192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 January 2021
Description
"Profound and delightful. . . . A strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making." --Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny The ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 52%
emotional 30%
adventurous 28%
tense 22%
mysterious 18%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness
192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188873
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 January 2021
Description
"Profound and delightful. . . . A strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making." --Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny The ingenious storyteller Edward Carey returns to reimagine a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 52%
emotional 30%
adventurous 28%
tense 22%
mysterious 18%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness