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454 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841156996
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 19 December 2001
Description
A masterful novel about a violent crime and its reverberations throughout a community – as timely and relevant in 2019 as it was when first published in 2001‘We were the Mulvaneys, remember us? For a long time you envied us, then you pitied us. Fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,111 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 52%
dark 51%
challenging 26%
tense 19%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Animal deathModerate
Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuseMinor
Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs
454 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841156996
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 19 December 2001
Description
A masterful novel about a violent crime and its reverberations throughout a community – as timely and relevant in 2019 as it was when first published in 2001‘We were the Mulvaneys, remember us? For a long time you envied us, then you pitied us. Fo...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,111 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 52%
dark 51%
challenging 26%
tense 19%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Animal deathModerate
Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuseMinor
Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs