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11 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982552800
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 04 December 2018
Description
National Book Award FinalistThe year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod, 26-year-old librarian Peggy Cort feels like love and life have stood her up. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt--the over-tall 11-year-old boy who's the talk of the tow...
Community Reviews Summary of 702 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 60%
hopeful 25%
challenging 21%
funny 17%
inspiring 17%
dark 14%
relaxing 10%
informative 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 34% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Chronic illness, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body shaming11 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982552800
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 04 December 2018
Description
National Book Award FinalistThe year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod, 26-year-old librarian Peggy Cort feels like love and life have stood her up. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt--the over-tall 11-year-old boy who's the talk of the tow...
Community Reviews Summary of 702 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 60%
hopeful 25%
challenging 21%
funny 17%
inspiring 17%
dark 14%
relaxing 10%
informative 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 34% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 30%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Chronic illness, Death of parent, GriefMinor
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body shaming