Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Car accidentModerate
Miscarriage, RapeMinor
VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 416 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
reflective 47%
emotional 28%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 19%
adventurous 9%
sad 9%
mysterious 4%
tense 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 47% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | No: 12%Average rating
200 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9780989760713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Dorothy
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nell Zink’s debut novel follows a downwardly mobile secretary from Philadelphia who marries an ambitious soon-to-be-expat pharmaceutical researcher in hopes that she will never work again. They end up in Germany, where it turns out that her new hu...Book Information
200 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9780989760713
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Dorothy
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nell Zink’s debut novel follows a downwardly mobile secretary from Philadelphia who marries an ambitious soon-to-be-expat pharmaceutical researcher in hopes that she will never work again. They end up in Germany, where it turns out that her new hu...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accidentModerate
Miscarriage, RapeMinor
VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 416 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
reflective 47%
emotional 28%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 19%
adventurous 9%
sad 9%
mysterious 4%
tense 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 47% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | No: 12%Average rating