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Kevin Barry
192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782116226
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 'One of the best collections you'll read this year' Sunday Times 'Wild, witty stories . . . Exhilarating' Observer In this rapturous story collection we encounter a ragbag of west of Ireland characte...
Community Reviews Summary of 223 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
dark 50%
emotional 46%
sad 46%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 19%
challenging 19%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
inspiring 7%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Death, PregnancyModerate
Addiction, Sexual content, Misogyny—
Kevin Barry
192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782116226
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 'One of the best collections you'll read this year' Sunday Times 'Wild, witty stories . . . Exhilarating' Observer In this rapturous story collection we encounter a ragbag of west of Ireland characte...
Community Reviews Summary of 223 reviews
Moods
funny 57%
dark 50%
emotional 46%
sad 46%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 19%
challenging 19%
relaxing 15%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
inspiring 7%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Death, PregnancyModerate
Addiction, Sexual content, Misogyny