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489 pages • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grafton
Publication date: 31 October 1989
Description
Successful screenwriter Phil Hastings decides to move his family from sunny California to a ramshackle farmhouse in New York State. The idea is to take some time out, relax and pick up the threads of his career as a novelist. Good plan, bad choice...
Community Reviews Summary of 585 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
adventurous 64%
tense 42%
challenging 14%
emotional 14%
hopeful 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal deathModerate
Car accident, Kidnapping, DeathMinor
Addiction, Murder, Colonisation489 pages • first pub 1988 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grafton
Publication date: 31 October 1989
Description
Successful screenwriter Phil Hastings decides to move his family from sunny California to a ramshackle farmhouse in New York State. The idea is to take some time out, relax and pick up the threads of his career as a novelist. Good plan, bad choice...
Community Reviews Summary of 585 reviews
Moods
mysterious 92%
adventurous 64%
tense 42%
challenging 14%
emotional 14%
hopeful 7%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal deathModerate
Car accident, Kidnapping, DeathMinor
Addiction, Murder, Colonisation