290 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743272988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 07 February 2006
Description
Dana Spiotta, whom Michiko Kakutani called "wonderfully observant and wonderfully gifted...with an uncanny feel for the absurdities and sadness of contemporary life" "(The New York Times)," has written a bold and moving novel about a fugitive radi...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
adventurous 40%
challenging 40%
emotional 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%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
Sexual assaultMinor
Death
290 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743272988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 07 February 2006
Description
Dana Spiotta, whom Michiko Kakutani called "wonderfully observant and wonderfully gifted...with an uncanny feel for the absurdities and sadness of contemporary life" "(The New York Times)," has written a bold and moving novel about a fugitive radi...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
adventurous 40%
challenging 40%
emotional 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%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
Sexual assaultMinor
Death