The Green Man by Kingsley Amis

The Green Man

Kingsley Amis

240 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny medium-paced
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Description

A ghost story for adults. Like all good coaching inns, the Green Man is said to boast a resident ghost: Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy, rumoured to have killed his wife. However,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews

Moods

mysterious 85%
dark 71%
funny 57%
adventurous 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 28%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | Character: 33% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.34

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