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295 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316499019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews)In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,120 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 37%
reflective 29%
tense 28%
challenging 27%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Child deathModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse
295 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316499019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 21 July 2020
Description
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews)In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,120 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 40%
informative 37%
reflective 29%
tense 28%
challenging 27%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 64% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Child deathModerate
Child abuse, Domestic abuse