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192 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781838858957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 08 February 2024
Description
The debut novel from award-winning poet Andrew McMillan exploring community, masculinity and post-industrialisation in Northern EnglandThe town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and shovelling in...
Community Reviews Summary of 118 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 42%
dark 36%
challenging 28%
hopeful 25%
funny 13%
informative 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 6%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 4%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
HomophobiaModerate
Sexual content, Violence, Death
192 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781838858957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 08 February 2024
Description
The debut novel from award-winning poet Andrew McMillan exploring community, masculinity and post-industrialisation in Northern EnglandThe town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and shovelling in...
Community Reviews Summary of 118 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 42%
dark 36%
challenging 28%
hopeful 25%
funny 13%
informative 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 6%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 4%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 32%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
HomophobiaModerate
Sexual content, Violence, Death