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224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385549509
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: DOUBLEDAY
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Description
In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may--or may not--have spoken to him. Everythi...
Community Reviews Summary of 605 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
adventurous 37%
dark 35%
reflective 35%
lighthearted 29%
challenging 22%
emotional 17%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 4%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 21% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 28% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 31% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Death, Fatphobia, ConfinementMinor
Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385549509
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: DOUBLEDAY
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Description
In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may--or may not--have spoken to him. Everythi...
Community Reviews Summary of 605 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
adventurous 37%
dark 35%
reflective 35%
lighthearted 29%
challenging 22%
emotional 17%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 4%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 21% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 28% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 31% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Death, Fatphobia, ConfinementMinor
Animal death, Drug use, Sexual content