Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford

Love and Other Consolation Prizes

Jamie Ford with Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

11 hours, 29 minutes first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic 1909 World's Fair.For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 1,079 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
sad 63%
reflective 55%
informative 31%
hopeful 26%
adventurous 23%
challenging 21%
inspiring 21%
dark 15%
tense 10%
mysterious 7%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 38%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.81

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...