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240 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060976095
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 30 May 2000
Description
Hailed by the New York Times as wildly ambitious and the sort of book that a young Herman Melville might have written had he lived today and studied such disparate works as the Bible, 'The Wasteland, ' Fahrenheit 451, and Dog Soldiers, screened ...
Community Reviews Summary of 123 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
challenging 62%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
mysterious 37%
adventurous 25%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060976095
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 30 May 2000
Description
Hailed by the New York Times as wildly ambitious and the sort of book that a young Herman Melville might have written had he lived today and studied such disparate works as the Bible, 'The Wasteland, ' Fahrenheit 451, and Dog Soldiers, screened ...
Community Reviews Summary of 123 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
challenging 62%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
mysterious 37%
adventurous 25%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.