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346 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171424
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 01 May 2005
Description
Gerald Middleton is a sixty-year-old self-proclaimed failure. Worse than that, he's "a failure with a conscience." As a young man, he was involved in an archaeological dig that turned up an obscene idol in the coffin of a seventh-century bishop an...
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tense 100%
challenging 50%
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emotional 50%
lighthearted 50%
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346 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171424
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 01 May 2005
Description
Gerald Middleton is a sixty-year-old self-proclaimed failure. Worse than that, he's "a failure with a conscience." As a young man, he was involved in an archaeological dig that turned up an obscene idol in the coffin of a seventh-century bishop an...
Community Reviews Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
mysterious 100%
reflective 100%
tense 100%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
lighthearted 50%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.