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240 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501171727
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 20 March 2018
Description
From the author of The Blazing World, “a work of dizzying intensity…eloquent and vivid” (Don DeLillo), about a young Midwestern woman who finds herself entangled in intense circumstances—physical, cerebral, and existential—when she moves to New Yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 337 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
mysterious 57%
tense 32%
emotional 28%
challenging 21%
sad 17%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Body horror, Sexual violence, Mental illness
240 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501171727
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 20 March 2018
Description
From the author of The Blazing World, “a work of dizzying intensity…eloquent and vivid” (Don DeLillo), about a young Midwestern woman who finds herself entangled in intense circumstances—physical, cerebral, and existential—when she moves to New Yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 337 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
mysterious 57%
tense 32%
emotional 28%
challenging 21%
sad 17%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Body horror, Sexual violence, Mental illness