264 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330483292
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 05 March 2010
Description
When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared that long-ago summer as if from another wo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,102 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 58%
dark 41%
mysterious 36%
challenging 29%
tense 7%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Child death, Chronic illnessModerate
Animal cruelty
264 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330483292
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 05 March 2010
Description
When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared that long-ago summer as if from another wo...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,102 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 58%
dark 41%
mysterious 36%
challenging 29%
tense 7%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Child death, Chronic illnessModerate
Animal cruelty