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252 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978024197270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 02 October 2015
Description
'With this elating and humane novel about an Irish girl's emigration to America, Colm Tóibín has produced a masterwork" SUNDAY TIMES It is Ireland in the early 1950's and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,370 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 37%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 11%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, VomitModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Stalking
252 pages • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978024197270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 02 October 2015
Description
'With this elating and humane novel about an Irish girl's emigration to America, Colm Tóibín has produced a masterwork" SUNDAY TIMES It is Ireland in the early 1950's and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,370 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 37%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 11%
funny 6%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
informative 3%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, VomitModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Stalking