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480 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780147509703
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 24 September 2013
Description
Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction--A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life by a writer who is always "compelling, devastating, and furiously good" (Zadie Smith) Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,174 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
emotional 54%
reflective 51%
hopeful 37%
sad 21%
challenging 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 6%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 46% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 37% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Death of parent, ViolenceModerate
Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Excrement
480 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780147509703
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 24 September 2013
Description
Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction--A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life by a writer who is always "compelling, devastating, and furiously good" (Zadie Smith) Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,174 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
emotional 54%
reflective 51%
hopeful 37%
sad 21%
challenging 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 6%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 46% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 37% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 52% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Death of parent, ViolenceModerate
Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Excrement