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182 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811217132
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 28 August 2009
Description
A complex book, The Skating Rink's short chapters are skillfully broken off with questions to maintain the narrative tension: Who was murdered? Who was the murderer? Will the murderer be caught? All of these questions are answered, and yet The Ska...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
funny 27%
tense 27%
challenging 18%
emotional 18%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 9%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 37% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Murder, Blood, Death
182 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811217132
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 28 August 2009
Description
A complex book, The Skating Rink's short chapters are skillfully broken off with questions to maintain the narrative tension: Who was murdered? Who was the murderer? Will the murderer be caught? All of these questions are answered, and yet The Ska...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 54%
funny 27%
tense 27%
challenging 18%
emotional 18%
sad 18%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 9%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 37% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Murder, Blood, Death