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272 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143124641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dazzling new Scottish voice.When Janie Ryan is born, she's just the latest in a long line of Ryan women, Aberdeen fishwives to the marrow, always ready to fight. Her violet-eyed Grandma had predicted she'd be sly, while blowing Benson and Hedges...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
emotional 100%
sad 100%
dark 66%
reflective 66%
funny 33%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
Pace
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use
272 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143124641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dazzling new Scottish voice.When Janie Ryan is born, she's just the latest in a long line of Ryan women, Aberdeen fishwives to the marrow, always ready to fight. Her violet-eyed Grandma had predicted she'd be sly, while blowing Benson and Hedges...
Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews
Moods
emotional 100%
sad 100%
dark 66%
reflective 66%
funny 33%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
Pace
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use