256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143175919
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
In the stories of Wells Tower, families fall apart and messily try to reassemble themselves. His version of America is touched with the seamy splendor of the dropout, the misfit: failed inventors, boozy dreamers, hapless fathers, wayward sons. Com...
Community Reviews Summary of 486 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
sad 50%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
challenging 16%
reflective 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 33% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 33% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual violence
256 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143175919
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
In the stories of Wells Tower, families fall apart and messily try to reassemble themselves. His version of America is touched with the seamy splendor of the dropout, the misfit: failed inventors, boozy dreamers, hapless fathers, wayward sons. Com...
Community Reviews Summary of 486 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
sad 50%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
challenging 16%
reflective 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 33% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
N/A: 33% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual violence