181 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0679750150
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 01 January 1994
Description
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call "objectivity." When ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,741 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 47%
challenging 29%
mysterious 22%
sad 21%
emotional 16%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 32% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Sexual content, Death, MurderMinor
Death of parent
181 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0679750150
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 01 January 1994
Description
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call "objectivity." When ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,741 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
tense 47%
challenging 29%
mysterious 22%
sad 21%
emotional 16%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 32% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Sexual content, Death, MurderMinor
Death of parent