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371 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340822807
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 11 April 2006
Description
From award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new.Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest vi...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,464 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
funny 40%
hopeful 27%
sad 23%
adventurous 19%
inspiring 13%
lighthearted 11%
dark 9%
mysterious 9%
challenging 8%
relaxing 5%
tense 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Cursing, HomophobiaModerate
Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia371 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340822807
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 11 April 2006
Description
From award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new.Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest vi...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,464 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
funny 40%
hopeful 27%
sad 23%
adventurous 19%
inspiring 13%
lighthearted 11%
dark 9%
mysterious 9%
challenging 8%
relaxing 5%
tense 3%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Cursing, HomophobiaModerate
Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia