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512 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509868131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 08 February 2018
Description
A Face Like Glass is an astonishing and imaginative novel from the Costa Award winning author of The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge. In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies bey...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,377 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
dark 42%
hopeful 38%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
funny 23%
lighthearted 14%
inspiring 12%
challenging 10%
reflective 10%
sad 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 22% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Kidnapping, GaslightingModerate
Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuseMinor
Death of parent, Child death, Confinement
512 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509868131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 08 February 2018
Description
A Face Like Glass is an astonishing and imaginative novel from the Costa Award winning author of The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge. In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies bey...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,377 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
dark 42%
hopeful 38%
emotional 25%
tense 25%
funny 23%
lighthearted 14%
inspiring 12%
challenging 10%
reflective 10%
sad 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 22% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Kidnapping, GaslightingModerate
Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuseMinor
Death of parent, Child death, Confinement