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5 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008235581
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Description
On the Battersea Reach of the Thames, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the great river’s tides. Belonging to neither land nor sea, they cling to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 598 reviews
Moods
emotional 32%
funny 32%
lighthearted 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
challenging 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
5 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008235581
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 15 December 2016
Description
On the Battersea Reach of the Thames, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the great river’s tides. Belonging to neither land nor sea, they cling to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 598 reviews
Moods
emotional 32%
funny 32%
lighthearted 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
challenging 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail