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267 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439182840
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 July 2011
Description
In the wise and beautiful second collection from the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr writes about the big questions, the imponderables, the major metaphysical dreads, and...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 40%
hopeful 25%
challenging 22%
dark 18%
mysterious 18%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 11%
tense 4%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 34% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Racism, Death of parent, WarMinor
Genocide, Infertility, Antisemitism
267 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439182840
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 July 2011
Description
In the wise and beautiful second collection from the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Light We Cannot See, Doerr writes about the big questions, the imponderables, the major metaphysical dreads, and...
Community Reviews Summary of 596 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 40%
hopeful 25%
challenging 22%
dark 18%
mysterious 18%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 11%
tense 4%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 34% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Chronic illness, DeathModerate
Racism, Death of parent, WarMinor
Genocide, Infertility, Antisemitism