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279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025964
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 May 2011
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 59%
sad 51%
tense 21%
challenging 17%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Car accidentModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Classism279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141025964
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 12 May 2011
Description
Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 59%
sad 51%
tense 21%
challenging 17%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Self harm, Child death, Car accidentModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuseMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Classism