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208 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007320967
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 07 November 2013
Description
Penelope Fitzgerald’s Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst.On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the pate...
Community Reviews Summary of 599 reviews
Moods
emotional 32%
funny 32%
lighthearted 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
challenging 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail208 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007320967
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 07 November 2013
Description
Penelope Fitzgerald’s Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst.On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the pate...
Community Reviews Summary of 599 reviews
Moods
emotional 32%
funny 32%
lighthearted 30%
sad 30%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
challenging 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 26%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail