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288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501106927
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 07 October 2014
Description
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson. It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Hele...
Community Reviews Summary of 553 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
reflective 80%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
tense 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Medical content, Grief, Death of parent
288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501106927
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 07 October 2014
Description
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson. It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Hele...
Community Reviews Summary of 553 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
reflective 80%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
tense 11%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 36%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Cancer, HomophobiaModerate
VomitMinor
Medical content, Grief, Death of parent