Het lichtschip van Blackwater by Colm Tóibín

Het lichtschip van Blackwater

Colm Tóibín with Anneke Goddijn (Translator), Rob van der Veer (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Declan Breen heeft aids. Omdat het bergafwaarts met hem gaat, besluit hij zijn familie in te lichten, als eerste zijn zus Helen. De tijd die hem nog rest wil hij graag met haar, hun moeder en hun oma doorbrengen in hun grootmoeders huis aan de Ier...

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Community Reviews Summary of 553 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
sad 85%
reflective 80%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
tense 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 36%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.88

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