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192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735242005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 13 September 2022
Description
An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents. An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 45%
sad 35%
hopeful 22%
informative 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 5%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, DeathMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735242005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 13 September 2022
Description
An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents. An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 45%
sad 35%
hopeful 22%
informative 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 5%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, DeathMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity