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437 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140065503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 July 1983
Description
Boyle's riotous first novel, now in a new edition for its 25th anniversary Twenty five years ago, T.C. Boyle published his first novel, Water Music, a funny, bawdy, extremely entertaining novel of imaginative and stylistic fancy that announced to...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
emotional 45%
funny 45%
challenging 36%
informative 27%
reflective 27%
sad 27%
tense 27%
mysterious 18%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 37% | A mix: 37% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Vomit, Violence
437 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140065503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 28 July 1983
Description
Boyle's riotous first novel, now in a new edition for its 25th anniversary Twenty five years ago, T.C. Boyle published his first novel, Water Music, a funny, bawdy, extremely entertaining novel of imaginative and stylistic fancy that announced to...
Community Reviews Summary of 193 reviews
Moods
dark 63%
emotional 45%
funny 45%
challenging 36%
informative 27%
reflective 27%
sad 27%
tense 27%
mysterious 18%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 37% | A mix: 37% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 22% | N/A: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Vomit, Violence