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3 hours • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780743542210
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done on Mrs. Nugent." Thus begins Patrick McCabe's shattering novel The Butcher Boy, a powerful and unrelenting j...
Community Reviews Summary of 565 reviews
Moods
sad 51%
tense 48%
funny 45%
challenging 39%
emotional 27%
mysterious 18%
lighthearted 6%
reflective 6%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Child abuse, Violence, BullyingModerate
Excrement
3 hours • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780743542210
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done on Mrs. Nugent." Thus begins Patrick McCabe's shattering novel The Butcher Boy, a powerful and unrelenting j...
Community Reviews Summary of 565 reviews
Moods
sad 51%
tense 48%
funny 45%
challenging 39%
emotional 27%
mysterious 18%
lighthearted 6%
reflective 6%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Violence, BullyingModerate
Excrement