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273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330396332
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 553 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
reflective 80%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
tense 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Medical content, Grief, Death of parent273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330396332
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen – have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen’...
Community Reviews Summary of 553 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
reflective 80%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
tense 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Medical content, Grief, Death of parent