384 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340921661
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date: 01 March 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 2,766 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
funny 45%
sad 21%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 18%
dark 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 10%
challenging 9%
relaxing 6%
tense 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Cursing, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia384 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340921661
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date: 01 March 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 2,766 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
funny 45%
sad 21%
hopeful 20%
adventurous 18%
dark 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 10%
challenging 9%
relaxing 6%
tense 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Bullying, Cursing, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Alcoholism, DeathMinor
Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia