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253 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307596901
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: A. A. Knopf
Publication date: 28 April 2013
Description
Nora Eldridge, a thirty-seven-year-old elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who long ago abandoned her ambition to be a successful artist, has become the "woman upstairs," a reliable friend and tidy neighbor always on the fringe ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,815 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 37%
dark 31%
tense 31%
mysterious 15%
challenging 12%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illnessModerate
Death of parentMinor
Racism, Xenophobia
253 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307596901
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: A. A. Knopf
Publication date: 28 April 2013
Description
Nora Eldridge, a thirty-seven-year-old elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who long ago abandoned her ambition to be a successful artist, has become the "woman upstairs," a reliable friend and tidy neighbor always on the fringe ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,815 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 37%
dark 31%
tense 31%
mysterious 15%
challenging 12%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illnessModerate
Death of parentMinor
Racism, Xenophobia