The Fields by Kevin Maher

The Fields

Kevin Maher

390 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
sad 50%

Pace

slow 50%
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

2.93

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