Birdy by William Wharton

Birdy

William Wharton

320 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Hailed upon its publication as "a classic for readers not yet born" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Birdy is an inventive, hypnotic novel about friendship and family, dreaming and surviving, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, "birdness." I...

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Community Reviews Summary of 231 reviews

Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 53%
challenging 38%
mysterious 30%
adventurous 23%
dark 23%
funny 23%
sad 23%
informative 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Average rating

3.89

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