208 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780803218871
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
Written in the 1840s and published here for the first time, Julia Ward Howe's novel about a hermaphrodite is unlike anything of its time--or, in truth, of our own. Narrated by Laurence, who is raised and lives as a man and is loved by men and wome...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
mysterious 40%
sad 40%
tense 40%
dark 20%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infidelity, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry
208 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780803218871
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
Written in the 1840s and published here for the first time, Julia Ward Howe's novel about a hermaphrodite is unlike anything of its time--or, in truth, of our own. Narrated by Laurence, who is raised and lives as a man and is loved by men and wome...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
emotional 40%
mysterious 40%
sad 40%
tense 40%
dark 20%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infidelity, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry