The Green Road by Anne Enright

The Green Road

Anne Enright

312 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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A darkly glinting novel set on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, The Green Road is a story of fracture and family, selfishness and compassion- a book about the gaps in the human heart and how we learn to fill them.The children of Rosaleen Madigan leave th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,184 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 86%
sad 39%
dark 22%
tense 18%
challenging 13%
funny 13%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 45%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 23%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 44% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.5

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