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225 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385507615
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream," (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachuse...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,174 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
mysterious 43%
sad 40%
dark 27%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 10%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 5%
tense 5%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 27% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 37% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Child deathModerate
Suicide, Cancer, DeathMinor
Mental illness, Infertility, Car accident225 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385507615
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: Not specified
Description
With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream," (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachuse...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,174 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
mysterious 43%
sad 40%
dark 27%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 13%
relaxing 10%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 5%
tense 5%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 27% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 37% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child deathModerate
Suicide, Cancer, DeathMinor
Mental illness, Infertility, Car accident