Take Nothing With You: A richly absorbing novel of boyhood, coming of age, confusion and desire by Patrick Gale

Take Nothing With You: A richly absorbing novel of boyhood, coming of age, confusion and desire

Patrick Gale

320 pages first pub 2018 (view editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER comes a compassionate, compelling new novel of boyhood, coming of age, and the confusions of desire and reality. 1970s Weston-Super-Mare and ten-year-old oddball Eustace, an only child, has life...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 295 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

reflective: 77%

hopeful: 41%

sad: 35%

inspiring: 25%

funny: 22%

dark: 16%

challenging: 12%

tense: 9%

adventurous: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 3%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
74% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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