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1 hour, 45 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241990391
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Publication date: 12 March 2020
Description
It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. The boy's motherwonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of qu...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
dark 60%
reflective 49%
tense 36%
challenging 33%
informative 11%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, MurderModerate
ViolenceMinor
Gun violence
1 hour, 45 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241990391
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Publication date: 12 March 2020
Description
It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. The boy's motherwonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of qu...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
dark 60%
reflective 49%
tense 36%
challenging 33%
informative 11%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 25%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, MurderModerate
ViolenceMinor
Gun violence