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372 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
How to be both is the dazzling new novel by Ali Smith.Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,181 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 52%
mysterious 29%
funny 27%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 19%
sad 19%
adventurous 10%
informative 9%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Stalking, PedophiliaMinor
Ableism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault372 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
How to be both is the dazzling new novel by Ali Smith.Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,181 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
challenging 52%
mysterious 29%
funny 27%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 19%
sad 19%
adventurous 10%
informative 9%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Stalking, PedophiliaMinor
Ableism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault