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825 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241952627
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 28 July 2011
Description
At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay, intended victim of the snowball, who, fatefully, ducks; his 'lifelong...
Community Reviews Summary of 364 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
funny 40%
mysterious 40%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
lighthearted 20%
sad 20%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Pedophilia, RapeMinor
War, Religious bigotry
825 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241952627
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 28 July 2011
Description
At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay, intended victim of the snowball, who, fatefully, ducks; his 'lifelong...
Community Reviews Summary of 364 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
funny 40%
mysterious 40%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
lighthearted 20%
sad 20%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Pedophilia, RapeMinor
War, Religious bigotry