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329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781739784966
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cipher Press
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
Part hallucination, part queer bildungsroman, Never Was is a beautifully strange novel about grief, addiction and working-class masculinity, taking us from a limbo of lost dreams to a small salt-mining town and exploring the way identity is both i...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
challenging 52%
emotional 52%
adventurous 44%
sad 24%
inspiring 8%
dark 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AddictionModerate
Violence
329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781739784966
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cipher Press
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
Part hallucination, part queer bildungsroman, Never Was is a beautifully strange novel about grief, addiction and working-class masculinity, taking us from a limbo of lost dreams to a small salt-mining town and exploring the way identity is both i...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
challenging 52%
emotional 52%
adventurous 44%
sad 24%
inspiring 8%
dark 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AddictionModerate
Violence