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320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335471406
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: Not specified
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 184 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
tense 39%
reflective 28%
sad 18%
emotional 15%
adventurous 10%
challenging 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 23% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs
320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781335471406
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publication date: Not specified
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 184 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
tense 39%
reflective 28%
sad 18%
emotional 15%
adventurous 10%
challenging 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 23% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, SuicideMinor
Racial slurs