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240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224096287
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 17 June 2013
Description
The job of the skin is to keep things in.On the buttoned-down island of Here, all is well. By which we mean: orderly, neat, contained and, moreover, beardless.Or at least it is until one famous day, when Dave, bald but for a single hair, finds him...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,909 reviews
Moods
funny 51%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 30%
dark 26%
lighthearted 23%
emotional 22%
sad 17%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 10%
challenging 6%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 43% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32% | No: 30% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Gaslighting
240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224096287
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 17 June 2013
Description
The job of the skin is to keep things in.On the buttoned-down island of Here, all is well. By which we mean: orderly, neat, contained and, moreover, beardless.Or at least it is until one famous day, when Dave, bald but for a single hair, finds him...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,909 reviews
Moods
funny 51%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 30%
dark 26%
lighthearted 23%
emotional 22%
sad 17%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 10%
challenging 6%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 43% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 32% | No: 30% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Gaslighting