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116 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224063234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring'...
Community Reviews Summary of 692 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
funny 35%
mysterious 35%
sad 35%
tense 35%
challenging 28%
emotional 21%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 38%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 38%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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Confinement, Cursing, Death116 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224063234
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Meet David Boring: a nineteen-year-old security guard with a tortured inner life and an obsessive nature. When he meets the girl of his dreams, things begin to go awry: what seems too good to be true apparently is. And what seems truest in Boring'...
Community Reviews Summary of 692 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
funny 35%
mysterious 35%
sad 35%
tense 35%
challenging 28%
emotional 21%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 38%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 38%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Cursing, Death