The Pisces
by Melissa Broder
Taste attributes: dramafantasyromancepsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringtroubled leadscomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, original novel: dark and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Bottoming out after a dramatic breakup, doctoral student Lucy accepts her sister's invitation to dog-sit at her home on Venice Beach for the summer, where she meets an eerily attractive swimmer whose Sirenic identity transforms her understanding of what real love looks like.
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- Author
- Melissa Broder
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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