A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing

Eimear McBride

203 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Eimear McBride's debut tells, with astonishing insight and in brutal detail, the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscio...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,596 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
challenging 78%
sad 74%
emotional 67%
tense 37%
reflective 34%
mysterious 4%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 36%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 33% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 40% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.55

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