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416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316705295
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews) In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Powe...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,148 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 37%
reflective 29%
tense 28%
challenging 27%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Child deathModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316705295
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews) In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Powe...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,148 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 37%
reflective 29%
tense 28%
challenging 27%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Child deathModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse