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446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781945492013
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Transit Books
Publication date: 16 May 2017
Description
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017Winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize"A soaring and sublime epic. One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told."--Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
adventurous 50%
emotional 42%
dark 40%
mysterious 35%
informative 30%
sad 29%
tense 13%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Colonisation, Rape, AbandonmentMinor
Suicide, Chronic illness, Abortion
446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781945492013
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Transit Books
Publication date: 16 May 2017
Description
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017Winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize"A soaring and sublime epic. One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told."--Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
adventurous 50%
emotional 42%
dark 40%
mysterious 35%
informative 30%
sad 29%
tense 13%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Colonisation, Rape, AbandonmentMinor
Suicide, Chronic illness, Abortion