208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548311
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest wa...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 40%
challenging 36%
reflective 32%
emotional 24%
sad 13%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug use
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385548311
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Description
From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village.Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest wa...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
tense 40%
challenging 36%
reflective 32%
emotional 24%
sad 13%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendshipModerate
Animal death, Death, InfidelityMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug use