305 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316290968
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,551 reviews
Moods
tense 66%
sad 43%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 19%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Misogyny, Rape
305 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316290968
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,551 reviews
Moods
tense 66%
sad 43%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 19%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Violence, Misogyny, Rape