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5 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781004070022
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Clipper Audiobooks
Publication date: 14 October 2021
Description
NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE Samuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude… A young refugee washes up unconscious on the beach of a small island ...
Community Reviews Summary of 505 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
tense 53%
challenging 44%
sad 44%
emotional 32%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Colonisation, Torture, XenophobiaMinor
Child death, Confinement, Rape5 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781004070022
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Clipper Audiobooks
Publication date: 14 October 2021
Description
NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE Samuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude… A young refugee washes up unconscious on the beach of a small island ...
Community Reviews Summary of 505 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
tense 53%
challenging 44%
sad 44%
emotional 32%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 19%Loveable characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, Forced institutionalizationModerate
Colonisation, Torture, XenophobiaMinor
Child death, Confinement, Rape