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357 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781476747248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 04 November 2014
Description
Hailed by The Washington Post as “Siri Hustvedt’s best novel yet, an electrifying work,” The Blazing World is a masterful novel about perception, prejudice, desire, and one woman’s struggle to be seen. In a new novel called “searingly fresh... ...
Community Reviews Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
challenging 69%
emotional 53%
sad 34%
dark 32%
informative 26%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 21%
tense 21%
funny 9%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 35% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, SexismModerate
Suicide, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual assault
357 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781476747248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 04 November 2014
Description
Hailed by The Washington Post as “Siri Hustvedt’s best novel yet, an electrifying work,” The Blazing World is a masterful novel about perception, prejudice, desire, and one woman’s struggle to be seen. In a new novel called “searingly fresh... ...
Community Reviews Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
challenging 69%
emotional 53%
sad 34%
dark 32%
informative 26%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 21%
tense 21%
funny 9%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 35% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, SexismModerate
Suicide, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual assault