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295 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307455086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 10 February 2009
Description
The first installment of David Peace's electrifying Red Riding Quartet vividly brings to life a gritty, dangerous working class city tormented by a series of brutal murders. Nineteen Seventy-Four follows Eddie Dunford, the newly minted crime corre...
Community Reviews Summary of 391 reviews
Moods
tense 82%
challenging 64%
mysterious 58%
sad 29%
emotional 17%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 46% | A mix: 38% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Child abuse, Child deathModerate
Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty
295 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307455086
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 10 February 2009
Description
The first installment of David Peace's electrifying Red Riding Quartet vividly brings to life a gritty, dangerous working class city tormented by a series of brutal murders. Nineteen Seventy-Four follows Eddie Dunford, the newly minted crime corre...
Community Reviews Summary of 391 reviews
Moods
tense 82%
challenging 64%
mysterious 58%
sad 29%
emotional 17%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 46% | A mix: 38% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 93% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Child abuse, Child deathModerate
Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty