Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald

Offshore

Penelope Fitzgerald with Alan Hollinghurst (Contributor)

208 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction literary romance reflective slow-paced

Description

Penelope Fitzgerald’s Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst.On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the pate...

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Community Reviews Summary of 398 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
funny 32%
lighthearted 28%
emotional 25%
sad 17%
hopeful 14%
relaxing 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 38%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.53

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