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328 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743235051
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Introducing Erin Hart, who brings the beauty, poignancy, mystery, and romance of the Irish countryside to her richly nuanced first novel.When farmers cutting turf in a peat bog make a grisly discovery -- the perfectly preserved severed head of a y...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 53%
reflective 46%
tense 46%
informative 38%
sad 38%
challenging 7%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | N/A: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
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Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal crueltyModerate
Colonisation, Murder, Racism328 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743235051
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Introducing Erin Hart, who brings the beauty, poignancy, mystery, and romance of the Irish countryside to her richly nuanced first novel.When farmers cutting turf in a peat bog make a grisly discovery -- the perfectly preserved severed head of a y...
Community Reviews Summary of 500 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 53%
reflective 46%
tense 46%
informative 38%
sad 38%
challenging 7%
Pace
medium 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | N/A: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal crueltyModerate
Colonisation, Murder, Racism