336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571371075
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Description
Eager to clean up his act after his troubled early twenties, Owen has returned to Kentucky to take a job as a groundskeeper at a small college in the Appalachian foothills, one which allows him to enrol on their writing course. It's there that he ...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
sad 33%
challenging 16%
hopeful 9%
tense 9%
dark 6%
funny 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 35% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Cancer, ClassismModerate
Drug use, Racism, InfidelityMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm
336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571371075
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Description
Eager to clean up his act after his troubled early twenties, Owen has returned to Kentucky to take a job as a groundskeeper at a small college in the Appalachian foothills, one which allows him to enrol on their writing course. It's there that he ...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
emotional 69%
sad 33%
challenging 16%
hopeful 9%
tense 9%
dark 6%
funny 5%
relaxing 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 35% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Cancer, ClassismModerate
Drug use, Racism, InfidelityMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm