Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slursModerate
Murder, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1374 reviews
Moods
mysterious 51%
challenging 35%
tense 33%
sad 25%
reflective 19%
emotional 17%
adventurous 13%
funny 10%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
118 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781934200858
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fence Books
Publication date: 04 November 2014
Description
Selected for the inaugural Fence Modern Prize in Prose by Rivka Galchen."Short-fiction genius Ottessa Moshfegh's first novel is a gorgeously sordid story of love and murder on the high seas and in reeky corners of mid-nineteenth-century New York a...Book Information
118 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781934200858
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fence Books
Publication date: 04 November 2014
Description
Selected for the inaugural Fence Modern Prize in Prose by Rivka Galchen."Short-fiction genius Ottessa Moshfegh's first novel is a gorgeously sordid story of love and murder on the high seas and in reeky corners of mid-nineteenth-century New York a...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slursModerate
Murder, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1374 reviews
Moods
mysterious 51%
challenging 35%
tense 33%
sad 25%
reflective 19%
emotional 17%
adventurous 13%
funny 10%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 41% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating