275 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385498791
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,040 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
tense 50%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
sad 30%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 10%
informative 10%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parentModerate
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism
275 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385498791
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,040 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
tense 50%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
sad 30%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 10%
informative 10%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 30%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death of parentModerate
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism