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192 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780689839603
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Publication date: 01 February 2000
Description
In the Old Days There Were Songs Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 312 reviews
Moods
emotional 37%
tense 25%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
hopeful 12%
reflective 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | N/A: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Average rating
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Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Child death192 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780689839603
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Publication date: 01 February 2000
Description
In the Old Days There Were Songs Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 312 reviews
Moods
emotional 37%
tense 25%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
hopeful 12%
reflective 12%
sad 12%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | N/A: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal deathMinor
Child death