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273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330389860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 07 March 2008
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
sad 86%
reflective 79%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 11%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, BloodModerate
VomitMinor
Death of parent, Grief, Medical content
273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330389860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 07 March 2008
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
sad 86%
reflective 79%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 11%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 24% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, BloodModerate
VomitMinor
Death of parent, Grief, Medical content