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missing page info • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451634921
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Description
In a foster home outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution’s steely director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav’s eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk, stabbed in the back with a...
Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
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Graphic
Child death, Eating disorder, FatphobiaModerate
Homophobia
missing page info • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451634921
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 01 June 2013
Description
In a foster home outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution’s steely director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav’s eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk, stabbed in the back with a...
Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Eating disorder, FatphobiaModerate
Homophobia