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304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525520474
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Description
From the Booker Prize-nominated author of Three Strong Women: an elegant, hypnotic new novel about a legendary French female chef--the facts her life, the nearly ineffable qualities of her cooking, and the obsessive, sometimes destructive desire ...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
mysterious 40%
emotional 33%
sad 26%
dark 20%
funny 13%
tense 13%
Pace
medium 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 18%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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Toxic relationshipModerate
Fatphobia304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525520474
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Description
From the Booker Prize-nominated author of Three Strong Women: an elegant, hypnotic new novel about a legendary French female chef--the facts her life, the nearly ineffable qualities of her cooking, and the obsessive, sometimes destructive desire ...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
mysterious 40%
emotional 33%
sad 26%
dark 20%
funny 13%
tense 13%
Pace
medium 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 18%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 25% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Toxic relationshipModerate
Fatphobia