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221 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140185362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the blitzand the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, unti...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
tense 58%
dark 52%
reflective 41%
adventurous 29%
emotional 17%
sad 17%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 26% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 38%Average rating
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221 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140185362
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the blitzand the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, unti...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
tense 58%
dark 52%
reflective 41%
adventurous 29%
emotional 17%
sad 17%
challenging 11%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Plot: 26% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 38%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.