Toby's Room by Pat Barker, Nicola Barber

Toby's Room

Life Class #2

Pat Barker, Nicola Barber

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
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From Booker Prize winner Pat Barker, a masterful novel that portrays the staggering human cost of the Great War. Admirers of her Regeneration Trilogy as well as fans of Downton Abbey and War Horse will be enthralled. With Toby’s Room, a sequel...

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Community Reviews Summary of 282 reviews

Moods

sad 83%
emotional 58%
dark 50%
reflective 50%
informative 41%
tense 41%
challenging 33%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 8%

Pace

medium 83%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 40% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Average rating

3.54

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