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262 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439138311
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 May 2009
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,290 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
sad 38%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 16%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 12%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Vomit, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Stalking
262 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439138311
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 05 May 2009
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,290 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
sad 38%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 16%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 12%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Vomit, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Stalking