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661 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780865479432
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Why does Skippy, a fourteen-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop?Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, an overweight genius who is determined to open a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,021 reviews
Moods
funny 77%
emotional 63%
sad 52%
reflective 40%
challenging 38%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 15%
tense 12%
lighthearted 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 42% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug useModerate
Pedophilia, Addiction, RacismMinor
Cancer, Infidelity, Fatphobia
661 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780865479432
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2010
Description
Why does Skippy, a fourteen-year-old boy at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop?Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, an overweight genius who is determined to open a...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,021 reviews
Moods
funny 77%
emotional 63%
sad 52%
reflective 40%
challenging 38%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 15%
tense 12%
lighthearted 7%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 42% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 46% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug useModerate
Pedophilia, Addiction, RacismMinor
Cancer, Infidelity, Fatphobia