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480 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790785
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2014, his Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning novel. Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all fishes in the sea and all living things on the land were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow...
Community Reviews Summary of 379 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 55%
reflective 50%
funny 44%
mysterious 33%
tense 22%
emotional 16%
sad 16%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Mental illness, Racial slursModerate
Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Fire/Fire injury
480 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143790785
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2014, his Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning novel. Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all fishes in the sea and all living things on the land were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow...
Community Reviews Summary of 379 reviews
Moods
adventurous 61%
dark 55%
reflective 50%
funny 44%
mysterious 33%
tense 22%
emotional 16%
sad 16%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 28% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Mental illness, Racial slursModerate
Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Fire/Fire injury