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152 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783784462
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 20 September 2018
Description
Teenage Silvie and her parents are living in a hut in Northumberland as an exercise in experimental archaeology. Her father is a difficult man, obsessed with imagining and enacting the harshness of Iron Age life. Haunting Silvie’s narrative is th...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,342 reviews
Moods
tense 69%
emotional 37%
mysterious 33%
sad 30%
challenging 29%
reflective 22%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 30% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 26% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Animal death
152 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783784462
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 20 September 2018
Description
Teenage Silvie and her parents are living in a hut in Northumberland as an exercise in experimental archaeology. Her father is a difficult man, obsessed with imagining and enacting the harshness of Iron Age life. Haunting Silvie’s narrative is th...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,342 reviews
Moods
tense 69%
emotional 37%
mysterious 33%
sad 30%
challenging 29%
reflective 22%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 30% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 26% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Animal death