Noonday by Pat Barker

261 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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In Noonday, Pat Barker - the Man Booker-winning author of the definitive WWI trilogy, Regeneration - turns for the first time to WWII. London, the Blitz, autumn 1940. As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city, ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 85%
dark 71%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
tense 28%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 80% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.64

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