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324 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780369705822
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Description
Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coastDon't disturb the dead…On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, caf...
Community Reviews Summary of 181 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
tense 37%
reflective 29%
sad 18%
emotional 16%
adventurous 10%
challenging 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 24% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs
324 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780369705822
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Description
Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coastDon't disturb the dead…On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, caf...
Community Reviews Summary of 181 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
tense 37%
reflective 29%
sad 18%
emotional 16%
adventurous 10%
challenging 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 24% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs