Snow by John Banville

320 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
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The incomparable Booker Prize winner's next great crime novel--the story of a family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their ancestral home Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,187 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 73%
sad 31%
tense 27%
challenging 19%
reflective 11%
emotional 10%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 37%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Plot: 34% | Character: 18% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 62% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.19

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