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302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847083975
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Description
Juan Gay is on his deathbed. He has decided to spend his last days in The Palace: a monumental, fading institution in the desert, which was an asylum in another lifetime. There, a young man tends to this dying soul – someone who Juan met only once...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,062 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 55%
sad 41%
dark 35%
informative 31%
mysterious 29%
funny 13%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Homophobia, Mental illnessModerate
Sexual content, Terminal illness, RacismMinor
Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847083975
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Granta
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Description
Juan Gay is on his deathbed. He has decided to spend his last days in The Palace: a monumental, fading institution in the desert, which was an asylum in another lifetime. There, a young man tends to this dying soul – someone who Juan met only once...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,062 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 55%
sad 41%
dark 35%
informative 31%
mysterious 29%
funny 13%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Homophobia, Mental illnessModerate
Sexual content, Terminal illness, RacismMinor
Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma