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390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316223553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 08 July 2014
Description
A warm and funny debut novel about a young man in trouble and a family in love and in pieces. It's the first summer of lust for 14-year-old Jim Finnegan, a boy trying to become a man in 1980s Dublin. Jim's vivid and winning voice leaps off the pa...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
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funny 50%
sad 50%
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medium 50%
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Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, BullyingModerate
Animal death, Sexual content, Blood390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316223553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 08 July 2014
Description
A warm and funny debut novel about a young man in trouble and a family in love and in pieces. It's the first summer of lust for 14-year-old Jim Finnegan, a boy trying to become a man in 1980s Dublin. Jim's vivid and winning voice leaps off the pa...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
funny 50%
sad 50%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, BullyingModerate
Animal death, Sexual content, Blood