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265 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780701169459
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this witty, Borges-like novel, A.S. Byatt weaves a dazzling fiction out of one man's search for fact. Fed up with stultifying criticism, Phineas G. decides to study the messiness of 'real things and facts.' Doing nothing by halves he sets out t...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
informative 57%
adventurous 28%
mysterious 28%
Pace
fast 14%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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265 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780701169459
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this witty, Borges-like novel, A.S. Byatt weaves a dazzling fiction out of one man's search for fact. Fed up with stultifying criticism, Phineas G. decides to study the messiness of 'real things and facts.' Doing nothing by halves he sets out t...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
informative 57%
adventurous 28%
mysterious 28%
Pace
fast 14%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%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.