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327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525538882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 18 February 2020
Description
A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, from an electric new voice.Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a bioch...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,581 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 63%
dark 53%
challenging 37%
tense 35%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 23% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, RacismModerate
Homophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525538882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 18 February 2020
Description
A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, from an electric new voice.Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a bioch...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,581 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 63%
dark 53%
challenging 37%
tense 35%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 23% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, RacismModerate
Homophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder