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336 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780006552383
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 04 October 2010
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2002A stunning debut novel about a little girl growing up in Belfast, from the author of the Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman. 'Marvellous: shocking, moving, evocative' Daily MailEvery single nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
emotional 55%
sad 55%
tense 38%
funny 27%
reflective 27%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assaultModerate
Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide
336 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780006552383
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 04 October 2010
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2002A stunning debut novel about a little girl growing up in Belfast, from the author of the Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman. 'Marvellous: shocking, moving, evocative' Daily MailEvery single nig...
Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
emotional 55%
sad 55%
tense 38%
funny 27%
reflective 27%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assaultModerate
Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide