How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman

How Late It Was, How Late

James Kelman

384 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

Description

One Sunday morning in Glasgow, shoplifting ex-con Sammy awakens in an alley, wearing another man's shoes and trying to remember his two-day drinking binge. He gets in a scrap with some soldiers and revives in a jail cell, badly beaten and, he slow...

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Community Reviews Summary of 263 reviews

Moods

dark 71%
challenging 64%
funny 50%
mysterious 21%
reflective 21%
tense 14%
emotional 7%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 7%
sad 7%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 28%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | N/A: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 30% | No: 30% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.56

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