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675 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307272096
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 06 October 2009
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Possession a deeply affecting story of a singular family. When children's book author Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of a museum, she take...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,314 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 46%
informative 42%
challenging 40%
adventurous 36%
dark 30%
mysterious 19%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 9%
hopeful 7%
tense 7%
funny 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 40% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, ClassismModerate
Sexual assault, Suicide, Child deathMinor
Child abuse, Abortion, Vomit
675 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307272096
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 06 October 2009
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Possession a deeply affecting story of a singular family. When children's book author Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of a museum, she take...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,314 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 46%
informative 42%
challenging 40%
adventurous 36%
dark 30%
mysterious 19%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 9%
hopeful 7%
tense 7%
funny 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 40% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, War, ClassismModerate
Sexual assault, Suicide, Child deathMinor
Child abuse, Abortion, Vomit