The Black Snow by Paul Lynch

The Black Snow

Paul Lynch

272 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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The startling novel from a brilliant young Irish novelist on the rise, who "has a sensational gift for a sentence" (Colum McCann on Red Sky in Morning). In Donegal in the spring of 1945, a farmhand runs into a burning barn and does not come out al...

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Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 66%
sad 66%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.55

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