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304 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676974805
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 08 March 2003
Description
Crow Lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured, so emotionally pitch perfect, you know from the opening page that this is the real thing—a literary experience in which to lose yourself, by an author of immense talent.Here is a gorge...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,229 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
sad 58%
hopeful 26%
tense 21%
dark 15%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 11%
challenging 10%
informative 7%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Child abuse, Animal deathModerate
Grief, Murder, Child deathMinor
Suicide, Mental illness, Car accident
304 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676974805
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 08 March 2003
Description
Crow Lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured, so emotionally pitch perfect, you know from the opening page that this is the real thing—a literary experience in which to lose yourself, by an author of immense talent.Here is a gorge...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,229 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
sad 58%
hopeful 26%
tense 21%
dark 15%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 11%
challenging 10%
informative 7%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Child abuse, Animal deathModerate
Grief, Murder, Child deathMinor
Suicide, Mental illness, Car accident