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352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Description
Crow Lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured, so compelling, and with an emotional charge so perfectly controlled, that you sense at once that his is the real thing - a literary experience to relish, a book to lose yourself in, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,235 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
sad 57%
hopeful 26%
tense 21%
dark 16%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 11%
challenging 9%
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: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | 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
Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, GriefMinor
Suicide, Domestic abuse, Mental illness
352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Description
Crow Lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured, so compelling, and with an emotional charge so perfectly controlled, that you sense at once that his is the real thing - a literary experience to relish, a book to lose yourself in, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,235 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
sad 57%
hopeful 26%
tense 21%
dark 16%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 11%
challenging 9%
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: 77% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | 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
Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, GriefMinor
Suicide, Domestic abuse, Mental illness