Hood by Emma Donoghue

Hood

Emma Donoghue

309 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
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Description

A tale of grief and lust, frustration and hilarity, death and family. Penelope O’Grady and Cara Wall are risking disaster when, like teenagers in any intolerant time and place—here, a Dublin convent school in the late 1970s—they fall in love. Yet ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 82%
sad 82%
dark 23%
challenging 17%
funny 17%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 27%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Average rating

3.7

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