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384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781761043536
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 03 May 2022
Description
The virtuoso new novel from the author of the Booker-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole.'Nobody was ever thinking about me. Now that I’m dead, I dwell on this kind of thing a lot.' Angus Mooney is in a dark place: the afterlife. His days are spen...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
funny 62%
reflective 48%
sad 34%
emotional 32%
mysterious 25%
challenging 21%
adventurous 17%
tense 16%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 31% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 36% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Pregnancy, MurderModerate
Suicide, Terminal illness, Child deathMinor
Blood, Dementia, Cancer
384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781761043536
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 03 May 2022
Description
The virtuoso new novel from the author of the Booker-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole.'Nobody was ever thinking about me. Now that I’m dead, I dwell on this kind of thing a lot.' Angus Mooney is in a dark place: the afterlife. His days are spen...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
funny 62%
reflective 48%
sad 34%
emotional 32%
mysterious 25%
challenging 21%
adventurous 17%
tense 16%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 31% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 36% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Pregnancy, MurderModerate
Suicide, Terminal illness, Child deathMinor
Blood, Dementia, Cancer