Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

Night Boat to Tangier

Kevin Barry

224 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
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In the dark waiting room of the ferry terminal in the sketchy Spanish port of Algeciras, two aging Irishmen — Maurice Hearne and Charlie Redmond, longtime partners in the lucrative and dangerous enterprise of smuggling drugs — sit at night, none t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,840 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 59%
sad 50%
emotional 45%
funny 39%
tense 27%
mysterious 26%
challenging 23%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 32%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 26%

Loveable characters?

No: 39% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.53

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