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288 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447289500
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 February 2016
Description
Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet by Jackie Kay is a starkly beautiful modern classic about the lengths to which people will go for love. It is a moving story of a shared life founded on an intricate lie, of loving deception and lastin...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,375 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
sad 61%
challenging 28%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 21%
tense 12%
dark 11%
informative 7%
mysterious 5%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 36% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Transphobia, Deadnaming, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief288 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781447289500
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 February 2016
Description
Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet by Jackie Kay is a starkly beautiful modern classic about the lengths to which people will go for love. It is a moving story of a shared life founded on an intricate lie, of loving deception and lastin...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,375 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
sad 61%
challenging 28%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 21%
tense 12%
dark 11%
informative 7%
mysterious 5%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 36% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Transphobia, Deadnaming, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief