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278 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812977882
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 01 January 2006
Description
'The man of my dreams' is a novel about the collision of a young woman's fantasies of family and love with the challenges and realities of adult life. Hannah Gavener is fourteen in the summer of 1991. In the magazines she reads, celebrities plan e...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,069 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
hopeful 32%
funny 28%
lighthearted 28%
sad 17%
challenging 10%
inspiring 10%
dark 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 25% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Sexual contentModerate
Misogyny, Domestic abuseMinor
Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body shaming
278 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812977882
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 01 January 2006
Description
'The man of my dreams' is a novel about the collision of a young woman's fantasies of family and love with the challenges and realities of adult life. Hannah Gavener is fourteen in the summer of 1991. In the magazines she reads, celebrities plan e...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,069 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
hopeful 32%
funny 28%
lighthearted 28%
sad 17%
challenging 10%
inspiring 10%
dark 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 25% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Sexual contentModerate
Misogyny, Domestic abuseMinor
Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body shaming