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252 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670918126
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,398 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
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: 23% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Grief, VomitModerate
Sexual content, Infidelity, RacismMinor
Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia252 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670918126
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,398 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
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: 23% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%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
Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia