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258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374266325
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
A heartbroken man turns to religion after seeing a vision in the sky above Central Park while his musician brother takes drugs he thinks will help him compose a ballad for his seriously ill wife. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours.
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
dark 50%
sad 50%
funny 30%
hopeful 20%
challenging 10%
mysterious 10%
Pace
medium 18%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
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Cancer, Chronic illness, Death
258 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374266325
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 06 May 2014
Description
A heartbroken man turns to religion after seeing a vision in the sky above Central Park while his musician brother takes drugs he thinks will help him compose a ballad for his seriously ill wife. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours.
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
dark 50%
sad 50%
funny 30%
hopeful 20%
challenging 10%
mysterious 10%
Pace
medium 18%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Chronic illness, Death