fiction fantasy challenging reflective slow-paced

825 pages | first published 1975

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At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound together by the trajectory of a snowball. There is ten-year old Dunstable Ramsay, intended victim of the snowball, who, fatefully, ducks; his 'lifelong...
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Summary of 251 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
hopeful 33%
sad 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 100%

Average rating

4.21

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