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230 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571341160
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Girl, Edna O'Brien's hotly anticipated new novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness.I was a girl once, but not anymore.So begins Girl, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women abdu...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,093 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 60%
challenging 54%
tense 30%
informative 17%
reflective 11%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Character: 32% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 21% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, War, Violence
230 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571341160
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Girl, Edna O'Brien's hotly anticipated new novel, envisages the lives of the Boko Haram girls in a masterpiece of violence and tenderness.I was a girl once, but not anymore.So begins Girl, Edna O'Brien's harrowing portrayal of the young women abdu...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,093 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 60%
challenging 54%
tense 30%
informative 17%
reflective 11%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | Character: 32% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 21% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, War, Violence