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239 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474603591
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 14 July 2016
Description
It is 11 April 1982 and a smell is coming down John Golding Road right alongside the boy-child, something attached to him, like a spirit but not quite. Ma Taffy is growing worried. She knows that something is going to happen. Something terrible is...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
tense 41%
challenging 34%
dark 31%
mysterious 30%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
inspiring 14%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Police brutality, ViolenceModerate
Excrement, Sexual content, SuicideMinor
Rape, Gun violence, Abortion
239 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474603591
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 14 July 2016
Description
It is 11 April 1982 and a smell is coming down John Golding Road right alongside the boy-child, something attached to him, like a spirit but not quite. Ma Taffy is growing worried. She knows that something is going to happen. Something terrible is...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
tense 41%
challenging 34%
dark 31%
mysterious 30%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
inspiring 14%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Police brutality, ViolenceModerate
Excrement, Sexual content, SuicideMinor
Rape, Gun violence, Abortion