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144 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099284796
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 11 March 1999
Description
A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer,...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,832 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 46%
challenging 29%
mysterious 22%
sad 21%
emotional 17%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 30% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Sexual content, MurderMinor
Death of parent144 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099284796
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 11 March 1999
Description
A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer,...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,832 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
tense 46%
challenging 29%
mysterious 22%
sad 21%
emotional 17%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 30% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreModerate
Sexual content, MurderMinor
Death of parent