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256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811230858
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 05 July 2021
Description
In A Shock, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear, and reappear. They are all on the fringes of London life, often clinging on – to sanity or solvency or a story – by their fingertips.Keith Ridgway, author of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 114 reviews
Moods
challenging 68%
dark 51%
emotional 48%
reflective 48%
funny 31%
tense 17%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 18%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Drug use
256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811230858
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 05 July 2021
Description
In A Shock, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear, and reappear. They are all on the fringes of London life, often clinging on – to sanity or solvency or a story – by their fingertips.Keith Ridgway, author of the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 114 reviews
Moods
challenging 68%
dark 51%
emotional 48%
reflective 48%
funny 31%
tense 17%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 18%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Drug use