384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781555977177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Description
A work that is as disturbing as it is empathetic, as beautiful as it is riveting. --Eimear McBride, New StatesmanIn the aftermath of the Norman Invasion of 1066, William the Conqueror was uncompromising and brutal. English society was broken apart...
Community Reviews Summary of 313 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
tense 44%
adventurous 38%
mysterious 38%
sad 27%
emotional 22%
reflective 16%
funny 5%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , ColonisationModerate
Sexual violence, Xenophobia, BloodMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny
384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781555977177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 September 2015
Description
A work that is as disturbing as it is empathetic, as beautiful as it is riveting. --Eimear McBride, New StatesmanIn the aftermath of the Norman Invasion of 1066, William the Conqueror was uncompromising and brutal. English society was broken apart...
Community Reviews Summary of 313 reviews
Moods
dark 83%
tense 44%
adventurous 38%
mysterious 38%
sad 27%
emotional 22%
reflective 16%
funny 5%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , ColonisationModerate
Sexual violence, Xenophobia, BloodMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny