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127 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007196036
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial GB
Publication date: 07 November 2005
Description
In deep retirement in the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, vaguely recollected by locals as a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
reflective 36%
adventurous 23%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
hopeful 19%
lighthearted 17%
challenging 15%
dark 13%
funny 13%
informative 8%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 36% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Genocide, Murder, WarMinor
Animal cruelty, Racism, Blood
127 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007196036
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial GB
Publication date: 07 November 2005
Description
In deep retirement in the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, vaguely recollected by locals as a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
reflective 36%
adventurous 23%
emotional 21%
sad 21%
hopeful 19%
lighthearted 17%
challenging 15%
dark 13%
funny 13%
informative 8%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 36% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Genocide, Murder, WarMinor
Animal cruelty, Racism, Blood