Beast by Paul Kingsnorth

168 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical horror challenging reflective slow-paced
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'Come to a place like this . . . and you will understand soon enough that this world is a great animal, alive and breathing.'Beast plunges you into the world of Edward Buckmaster, a man alone on a west-country moor. What he has left behind we don'...

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Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews

Moods

mysterious 82%
challenging 58%
reflective 58%
dark 52%
emotional 17%
sad 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 11%
funny 5%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 29%
fast 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | N/A: 18% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 13% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | N/A: 26% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.16

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