The Singing Detective by Dennis Potter

The Singing Detective

Dennis Potter

300 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction mystery play mysterious slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

This is the unabridged original text of Dennis Potter's acclaimed six-part television serial. The narrative counterpoints life in a hospital ward of a writer crippled by a horrific skin disease with the plot of his atmospheric thriller to the poin...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 8 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
funny 100%
mysterious 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.5

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.