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320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335449634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mysteryIn 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car....
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
dark 52%
reflective 38%
tense 32%
sad 23%
challenging 20%
adventurous 17%
emotional 17%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 33% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 48% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335449634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 23 May 2023
Description
Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mysteryIn 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car....
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
dark 52%
reflective 38%
tense 32%
sad 23%
challenging 20%
adventurous 17%
emotional 17%
informative 5%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 33% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 48% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 24%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse