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236 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0026SCMNM
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 17 April 2009
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,375 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 37%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 11%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Grief, VomitModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia236 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0026SCMNM
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 17 April 2009
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,375 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 37%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 11%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, VomitModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia