273 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780156031677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 01 January 2006
Description
The summer Michael Smolij turns sixteen, his father disappears. One by one other men also vanish from the blue-collar neighborhood outside Detroit where their fathers before them had lived, raised families, and, in a more promising era, worked. On...
Community Reviews Summary of 108 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 60%
mysterious 40%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death
273 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780156031677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 01 January 2006
Description
The summer Michael Smolij turns sixteen, his father disappears. One by one other men also vanish from the blue-collar neighborhood outside Detroit where their fathers before them had lived, raised families, and, in a more promising era, worked. On...
Community Reviews Summary of 108 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 60%
mysterious 40%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death