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511 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 04 February 2002
Description
Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby’s household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transie...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,312 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 60%
emotional 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 22%
challenging 16%
reflective 9%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 21% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual assaultMinor
Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Child death511 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781573222037
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 04 February 2002
Description
Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby’s household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transie...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,312 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
tense 60%
emotional 51%
adventurous 40%
sad 22%
challenging 16%
reflective 9%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 21% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuseModerate
Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual assaultMinor
Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Child death