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288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241582978
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
Luminous and devastating, a portrait of modern masculinity as shaped by class, by trauma, and by silence, but also by the courage to love and to surviveSean's brother Anthony is a hard man. When they were kids their ma did her best to keep him out...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 52%
sad 51%
hopeful 41%
challenging 25%
tense 16%
funny 13%
inspiring 12%
informative 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuseModerate
Child abuse, Violence, Mental illnessMinor
Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241582978
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Description
Luminous and devastating, a portrait of modern masculinity as shaped by class, by trauma, and by silence, but also by the courage to love and to surviveSean's brother Anthony is a hard man. When they were kids their ma did her best to keep him out...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 52%
sad 51%
hopeful 41%
challenging 25%
tense 16%
funny 13%
inspiring 12%
informative 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuseModerate
Child abuse, Violence, Mental illnessMinor
Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail