528 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Celebrated novelist John Lanchester (author of The Debt to Pleasure) returns with an epic novel that captures the obsessions of our time. It’s 2008 and things are falling apart: Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers are going under, and the residents o...
Community Reviews Summary of 585 reviews
Moods
challenging 36%
mysterious 27%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 18%
dark 9%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Sexual content
528 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Celebrated novelist John Lanchester (author of The Debt to Pleasure) returns with an epic novel that captures the obsessions of our time. It’s 2008 and things are falling apart: Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers are going under, and the residents o...
Community Reviews Summary of 585 reviews
Moods
challenging 36%
mysterious 27%
emotional 18%
lighthearted 18%
dark 9%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Sexual content